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What's buzzin', cousin? The 50s are fat city! Think about rock n' roll! Electric instruments, great rhythms, fun for dancing - teenagers love it. We've got Elvis, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard!

That's the word from the bird! And we have more entertainment because of the new fangled television. We can watch quiz shows, family shows, and keep up with rock and roll on American Bandstand. And we can buy television stuff in the stores. Like my cool Davy Crockett hat?

It sure is boss. But you want to know something that isn't? The poverty that is plaguing many in our nation. The economy may be booming, but farmers and farmworkers are suffering in rural areas, as are coal miners. And I sure wouldn't want to live in the inner cities - those ghettos are becoming islands of poverty, mostly for minorities.

Yeah, I dig that. A lot of people are illegally immegrating over the border! Immigration from Mexico is really increasing. They are cheated by getting long hours and low pay so they can just stay and not get deported! Now a lot of those people are in poverty, like you just said.

Oh I know cuzzin'! There's also a baby boom! Its hard cuz women have to go back to being the housekeeper again, population is immensly increasing.

Cool It, not everything is so bad! With all the knew families, they're a lot of people moving to the suburbs. The housing industry is going up, giving the economy a boost. Families are also buying more appliances for their home such as T.V.'s, washers and dryers and etc.

Don't go so ape! Not everyone could move to the suburbs, leaving many behind. The average white family was living the American Dream, but not many others were! Because so many cars were made and sol, transportation businesses weren't doing well.

Well bro, Isn't it good that the economy is doing well? At least we are not fighting battles with the USSR. It's a cold war.

You're facts are grody, cuzz! With the red scare, communism could be anywhere around us! Not even mentioning the ATOMIC BOMB! We have to build those bomb shelters and listen to Bert the Turtle! People are dying in Korea while we are living in fear. McCarthy isn't helping too much either!

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