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Racism in Education

Week 7 Post I find it interesting how the Civil Rights Movement is primarily focused on the Southern states such as Alabama and Georgia. Theoharis writes why that might be the case in terms of an education perspective. He says that the North such as New York or Boston claimed that they did not haveContinue reading “Racism in Education”

Gender Norm Breaking

In the midst of the Red Scare in the 1950s, there were many topics that were considered questionable. Of these topics were communists, people who were gay, and those who did not conform to the nuclear family standard. Men were to be the head of the household and women were to be the caretaker. WomenContinue reading “Gender Norm Breaking”

Military-INDUSTRIAL Complex

The Minutemen Missiles in South Dakota are an example of the Cold War economy because of how large a role it played in local and state economics. Creating these hundreds of launch control facilities in South Dakota provided many local businesses to be contracted by the government and military to build all of them. Economically,Continue reading “Military-INDUSTRIAL Complex”

The Rainbow Scare

Following the Second World War, there was a fear amongst the American population. Mainly, that fear was aimed at communism. This was called the Red Scare. During this time, people would be ostracized if there were any indications or rumors that they were a communist. People were driven from their homes and communities and wereContinue reading “The Rainbow Scare”

Radioactive Sheep and More

The “national security state” is explained by Sarah Fox saying “the military and government officials’ suppression of accurate information in such cases is a fundamental condition of the national security state” (Home on the Range). Essentially, it is the government trying to hide or cover up an issue such as the nuclear test sites inContinue reading “Radioactive Sheep and More”