Song of the Day Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” Released 1956

Elvis Presley

1956

This led to Urban Decay in many American Cities

Compare that to the Suburbs

Where Would You Rather Live?

The First and Most Famous Suburban Developments were built by Bill Levitt He named his planned communities Levittown

Segregation The act or practice of separating or isolating

De Jure Segregation The practice of segregation that has the force of law Many businesses in the South were segregated legally, that is, blacks were not legally allowed in some establishments Remember it like this “jure” sounds like jury, which meets in a courtroom where attorney practice law

De Facto Segregation The practice of segregation that is not mandated by law, but happens in reality Remember it like this: “facto” sounds like fact…this type of segregation doesn’t happen because of the law but it is still a fact

Redlining The practice of refusing to lend to people that lived in certain areas Usually this meant predominantly minority neighborhoods

Red Scare

HUAC House Un-American Activities Committee Millions of Americans were forced to testify before the HUAC to answer for their political beliefs Hollywood actors and writers, athletes, scientists, teachers, and union workers were among the many who were forced to testify Often appearances compelled by little more than rumors

Joseph McCarthy Fervently anti-communist Republican Senator from Wisconsin Became famous by claiming to have a list of “members of the Communist party and other communist sympathizers” who were working in the highest levels of the American government His willingness to compel people to testify with only the thinnest of evidence became known as “McCarthyism”