1. 1950’s Culture

2. 50s Culture
New technological advances also came through in the entertainment industry
Television
One in most houses- 80%
News
Reached everyone
Programs
Entertained everyone
The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, Ed Sullivan, Quiz Show

3. 1950s Culture Hollywood adjusts to the TV Boom
After a drop in viewers, they adapted
Bigger screens
Produced TV shows
Sold movie rights to TV
TV and movies portrayed the ideals of the time
No lead roles for African Americans
Showed the “typical” family life

4. 1950s Culture Radio After a short drop in listeners, they adapted also
Started playing music and talk shows
Listeners doubled

5. 1950s Culture Not everyone followed main stream culture Rock n’ Roll
Stemmed from African American rhythm and blues songs
Very popular among teens
Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly
Adults did not like this music
Generation gap

6. 1950s Culture The Beat Movement African Americans
Artists who were “beat” down from society
Wrote about conformity and emptiness of popular culture
Alan Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac
African Americans
Found an outlet again through entertainment
Musicians Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Ray Charles
Gained notoriety and respect among white society

7. Assignment