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The 1950s Rebels
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1950s FEAR = Teenagers juvenile delinquency -- antisocial or criminal behavior of young people The book 1,000,000 Delinquents predicted that by 1955 1 million teens would have criminal records.
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Mostly white artist who felt “beat down” by American culture. Looked for alternative lifestyles (rejected suburbia) They are the rebels, the non-conformists Ex: Jack Kerouac who wrote “On The Road”
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RR ock ‘n’ roll = music with a loud and heavy beat. 11 st played by Alan Freed, Cleveland, Ohio II nfluenced by African American rhythm and blues. SS CARED parents! = Generation gap
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Fear = African American music will influence white teens!!!
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Little Richard Elvis Chuck Berry
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New Dance Moves The Stroll The Stroll The Fly The Fly The Twist The Twist
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Decline of Inner City White families moved to suburbs and inner cities were home to poor, less educated minority groups No more taxes from middle class = deterioration of cities Urban renewal programs try to help eliminate poverty Tear down slums Build new high rise buildings for poor residents Government made the poor stay poor & would evict residents as soon as they began to earn $$ $$ $$
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II n your groups you will have 1 day to write a rock n roll song about one of the following groups: AAfrican Americans NNative Americans HHispanic Americans PPeople living in the Appalachian Mts. YY our song must tell a story about your group’s experiences in the 1950s. YY ou must have/include: vvocabulary words from the reading 33 stanzas & 3 repeated chorus 11 copy of the song is due to me by the end of class.
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