Counter Culture In America

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Counter Culture
America has always been a country built on rebellion. We became a nation when we stood up to the British Monarchy and as a result America has become a leader in the modern world. As the decades went through American history, a theme of going agianst the grain has often been a distinct factor to our culture. Our pop culture frequently is influenced by the rebels of the past. As America develops, we see that our society is influenced by the counterculture of the past. The “roaring” lifestyle of the 1920’s dramatically changed how America worked. Beginning in this decade, Americans began to migrate to cities, and suddenly the consumer culture of America was born. Combined with the jazz age, and the cultural civil war, the 1920’s were an age of uncomfortable change for most. This was because at that time conservatism was the driving force within the common people. However, as population rushed to cities, cultures such as The Jazz age and New women emerged. These lifestyles still are embodied today. The Jazz age began when young people began to be able to afford cars. With this freedom young people began to love dancing. They would go to dance halls and listen to radios broadcasting the jazz music to the entire nation. Another counter
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While the Civil Rights act and the Voting Act of the 1960’s tried to placate them, these laws did not eliminate the racism or poverty, and did not improve urban black neighborhoods. This led to the creation of the radical black panthers. These young black men fought the establishment and helped their communities in every way they could. While these men carried guns they had the ideal that “ they wanted to empower the black community in the face of a racist system” said Bobby Seale a leader in the Black Panthers. This mindset of blacks vs the fascist U.S. can be seen today in hip hop culture, and is embodied by Black Lives Matters