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This is Who We Were: In The 1950s

Table of Contents

Essay on the 1950s




Introduction




Section One: Profiles




Phone Company Veteran, St. Louis, Missouri




Former Slave & Proud Matriarch, South Carolina




GI-Bill Navy Enlistee, California to Korea




Italian Immigrant & Business Executive, Livingston, New Jersey




Olympic Hurdler, Cleveland, Ohio




Korean War Hero, South Carolina




Family Life in the Military, Wichita, Kansas




Jewish Immigrants, Poland to Bangor, Maine




Mothers Against Comic Books, Bronx, New York




Father of FM Radio, New York City




Yale Scholar from Jackson Hole, Wyoming




Family Doctor, Charleston, South Carolina




Benefactor for College Bound Girls, Trenton, New Jersey




French Fry Entrepreneur, Idaho




Casino Operator, Las Vegas, Nevada




Hotel Worker, Puerto Rico to New York City




Environmental Advocate, Utah and Colorado




Race Car Driver, Charlotte, North Carolina




Single Mother & Teacher, Queens New York to Florida




Typical American Teenager, Poland to Benton Harbor, Michigan




Television Fanatics, Grand Rapids, Michigan




Young Carpenter, Minneapolis, Minnesota




Actress in West Side Story, Chicago to New York City




Cotton Broker, Gulf Port, Mississippi




Mother & Phonics Advocate, Homestead, Florida




Student Refugee, Hungary to Cleveland, Ohio




Grape Juice Company Sales Manager, Westfield, New York




Jazz Musician, New York City




Competitive Bowler, Homestead, Florida




Single Young Hairdresser, Seattle, Washington




Science Teacher in the Age of Sputnik, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma




Rock ‘n’ Roll Musician, Tennessee State Prison




Inventor of the Microchip, Dallas, Texas




Hospital Worker & Union Organizer, New York City




Section Two: Historical Snapshots




Early 1950s




Mid 1950s




Late 1950s




Section Three: Economy of the Times




Consumer Expeditures




Annual Income




Selected Prices




Value of a Dollar Index 1860-2010




Section Four: All Around Us—What We Saw, Wrote, Read & Listened To




All Around Us—1950s




Section Five: Census Data




State-by-State Comparative Tables




Demographic Trends in the 20th Century




Bibliography