Sounds of Poverty
This economic system operates by landowners letting poor farmers use small areas of their land, and in return the farmers pay rent to the landowners through a share of the crop they cultivate
Sharecropping
This movement, occurring between 1910 and 1970, where over six million African Americans from the South headed towards cities including New York, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Chicago in search of a better life
The Great Migration
After his death in 1977, his home Graceland became a spiritual mecca for music fans from all over the world looking to pay homage to the always larger-than-life King of Rock and Roll.
Elvis Presley
The children born during the early years of this postwar era were becoming teenagers by the late 1950s
Baby boom
The song and feature film titled "Hard Days Night" was performed by this popular group of musicians
The Beatles
This musician is known for his distinctive, raspy growl
Howlin' Wolf
This musician recorded “I Be’s Troubled” and “Burr Clover Farm Blues” on the plantation he worked on full time
Muddy Waters
The idea that every person who calls him or herself an American has the opportunity to achieve a better life
American Dream
A staff writer for the Vancouver Sun wrote in 1957 when this artist was slated to perform in his town, “If any daughter of mine broke out of the woodshed tonight to see them … I’d kick her teeth in.”
Elvis Presley
The Beatles “arrived” in America, particularly through their launch on this show
The Ed Sullivan Show
This musician sang the song "Bridging the Gap", which discussed his Blues influences
Nas
These two musicologists travelled throughout the Mississippi Delta to interview locals and survey musical cultures in rural communities
Alan Lomax and John Work
This musician became known as the “Man in Black,” a reference to his dark and somber suits
Johnny Cash
According to a report in the 1955 Saturday Evening Post, this issue perpetrated by teenagers increased by a drastic 45% between 1950 and 1955
Crime
In the early to mid 1960s, this "epidemic" siezed the teenage population
Beatlemania
Farmers in the south often dealt with this bug destroying their crops
Boll Weevil
During much of the 20th century, these were places where many southern African Americans came together during their limited off-hours from work to relax, gamble, dance, and hear music.
Juke Joints
This song sprung to the top of the billboard charts because of the highly controversial movie Blackboard Jungle
“Rock Around the Clock”
In a public opinion poll referenced by the United States Children’s Bureau in 1960, this issue ranked third behind national defense and world peace as the American public’s greatest concern.
Juvenile delinquency
This three day festival happened in August 1969 where an estimated audience of over 400,000 people gathered near Bethel, NY
Woodstock
This natural disaster threatened the already tough lives of Mississippi residents in 1927
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
This newspaper founded in 1905 served as a major tool of communication within the African-
American community during the Great Migration.
The Chicago Defender
This musician's song “Maybellene,” provides an example of early Rock and Roll
Chuck Berry
Elvis Presley starred in this movie from 1957 that discussed concerns about teenagers in the mid-1950s
Jailhouse Rock
Betty Friedan launches the modern feminist movement with her critique of the role of women in society with the publishing of this book
The Feminine Mystique