Of the 1950s as an era of prosperity where america was a world leader and the American People were happy in suburban homes with their nuclear families. I like ike. Its so simple and it conveys that happiness. This idea, however, is a myth, and its a political construction. The 1950s, in fact was a time wrought with racial discrimination, conflict, intense political and social pressures to conform to a suburban ideal that imposed gender hierarchies and mandated heterosexuality in the law. It was a time in which anticommunism targeted the liberal reform impulses of the new deal and frequently, anticommunist took away Civil Liberties and these are all different areas of political pressures in terms of enforcing certain ideals and resisting against those that we will look at next week, but i like ike i like ike as a political construct shifted attention away from those divisions and it created a sense of consensus. In many ways this is a political construction and at the root of it was a v
Next, on lectures in history, Purdue University professor Kathryn Brownell teaches a class about political advertising in the 1950s, highlighting Dwight Eisenhowers president ial campaigns. She compares radio and early televised ads and examines what components made them successful. Her class is about an hour and 10 minutes. Nothing perhaps captures the popular memory of the 1950s like the slogan i like ike. This idea that this pin that so many people wore around the campaign of 1952 and 1956 conveys a notion of nostalgia and simplicity. It really emphasizes this idea of the 1950s as this era of prosperity where america was a world leader and the American People were happy in suburban homes with their nuclear families. I like ike. Its so simple. And it conveys that happiness. This idea, however, is a myth. And its a political construction. The 1950s in fact was a time wrought with racial discrimination, conflict, intense political and social pressures to conform to a suburban ideal tha
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Due to fears over cove u. N. Secretarygeneral kofi annan the push to Defund Police in 20 cities to trigger a vicious cycle already set in motion, that would slam poor neighborhoods and cities into potential economic collapse. Senator kevin cramer on why Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell now says that, quote, it is becoming clear to Many Americans including many who are appreciate and applaud the recent peaceful protests, that our elected leaders in our cities are and our states are imposing a double standard on American National life during rioting and the covi did pandemic. Media research center, founders brent bozell on the Mainstream Media melt down. How so many Media Outlets are messing with the factss flatout missing major story for severe fall out how we cover ourselves. We have retired i. C. E. Acting director thomas homan on a protest that quickly spiraled into violence Processing Center at San Bernardino county, california, to the point where local officials were worried
Due to fears over cove u. N. Secretarygeneral kofi annan the push to Defund Police in 20 cities to trigger a vicious cycle already set in motion, that would slam poor neighborhoods and cities into potential economic collapse. Senator kevin cramer on why Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell now says that, quote, it is becoming clear to Many Americans including many who are appreciate and applaud the recent peaceful protests, that our elected leaders in our cities are and our states are imposing a double standard on American National life during rioting and the covi did pandemic. Media research center, founders brent bozell on the Mainstream Media melt down. How so many Media Outlets are messing with the factss flatout missing major story for severe fall out how we cover ourselves. We have retired i. C. E. Acting director thomas homan on a protest that quickly spiraled into violence Processing Center at San Bernardino county, california, to the point where local officials were worried