Artwork

Uncle Tom's Cabin - Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe -- Is a abolitionist novel -- spoke of how slavery violated family security values that are important to them.

Rock n Roll - Type of music that became very popular in the 1950s -- Was derived from African-American music, jazz, and blues.

Hudson River School - School located in New York where there were many famous painters that came out of it. Painted paintings of the Hudson River that was mostly unsettled in at the time.

The Great Gatsby - Novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald that poked fun of the American people's obsession with material success.

Cather in the Rye - Novel written by J.D. Salinger about a boy who was not able to find security or a sense of commitment regardless of where he looked for it.

Common Sense - Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that convinced Americans that they not only had to complain about Parliament, they had to part with the British government all together because they were the source of all the problems in America.

Yellow Journalism - Journals started to over exaggerate their news based on little to no factual evidence in order to sell newspapers and increase their profits.

Andy Warhol - Artist who drew portraits of both famous and non-famous people alike; Broke down the walls separating serious art and pop culture.

Grapes of Wrath - Novel published in 1939 by John Steinbeck; Wrote of and helped the world to better understand how harsh life was for those living in the agrarian west.

Harlem Renaissance - Community that was once mostly white but then gradually changed into a community mostly populated by blacks where the black culture was openly expressed through jazz musicians, theaters, and nightclubs.

I Love Lucy - Television series in the 1950s that was viewed by many because of how much it reflected the lives of the American people. Ex. Women wanted more attention from their husbands and wanted their lives to be more luxurious.