by Amanda Devino | Nov 4, 2020
Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. I Have a Dream Martin Luther King Jr. made the...
by Cara Regiec | Nov 4, 2020
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s was tremendously a monumental time in United States history . This was a time for reform for the Black community, as they were attempting to earn the equality and freedom they deserved as individuals and citizens of the...
by Michelle Hunter | Nov 4, 2020
This historical source was an advertisement for the Alcoa Aluminum twist off ketchup bottle in 1953. This advertisement was just one of many advertisements throughout the 1950s that showed the traits that women were associated with at the time as a motive for...
by Alexa Parisi | Nov 4, 2020
During World War II, anti-Nazi propaganda was used to help the United States during the war. Some specifically, to persuade Americans to conserve resources so they could be utilized in war. One propaganda poster states, “When you ride ALONE you ride with Hitler! ...
by Jillian Hoff | Nov 4, 2020
Before the 1920s, drinking was an extreme problem in the United States. Drinking was a major problem due to all the crime and corruption it brought about. This is why in 1919, the eighteenth amendment that supported prohibition was ratified. Prohibition is a...