“But the rise of rock 'n' roll was nonetheless one of the most shocking cultural phenomena of the mid- and late 1950s, especially to people over the age of twenty-five. Like jazz in the 1920s, the new music seemed to… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“What the restless young still lacked in the 1950s was the greatly magnified sense of possibility—of open-ended entitlement—that was to give them greater energy and hope in the 1960s. Instead, they encountered still strong cultural norms that prescribed traditional roles… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“Starting in 1964, average scores on Scholastic Aptitude Tests went steadily down, and per student spending went steadily up.33” — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“The 1950s witnessed especially rapid expansion of electronic and electrical firms, of tobacco, soft drink, and food-processing companies, and of the chemical, plastics, and… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“Thanks in part to the rapid mechanization of cotton production in the early 1940s, which ultimately threw millions of farm laborers out of work,… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“Polls indicated that while women were growing increasingly sensitive about gender discrimination, only a small minority liked to be called "feminists." The majority of… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“Though the ending is schmaltzy, there was bite enough in the film to distinguish it from a Norman Rockwell vision of the nation. The… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“Along with the booming economy, which after 1962 seemed capable of almost anything, the magnified mystique of the presidency stimulated ever-greater expectations among liberals… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“A rock concert at a farm in Bethel, New York, in 1969 attracted some 400,000 people who wallowed happily about in the rain, some… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“Jack, however, was persuaded by an aide to telephone King's wife, Coretta, to express his sympathy. At the same time, Bobby (unbeknownst to Jack)… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“By 1955 thirteen states had passed laws regulating the publication, distribution, and sale of comic books. Leading intellectuals, including C. Wright Mills, praised Wertham's efforts.70” — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“The three decades following the Second World War were prolific breeders of myth. The two great military victories on opposite sides of the globe,… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“But the Great Society did not do nearly as much to improve the economic standing of people as did the extraordinary growth of the… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
“Still, it is a stretch to regard the beats as initiating a major cultural trend in the late 1950s, let alone to see them… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
