PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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radio
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television
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computers
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newspapers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Television became the nation’s most popular medium in the 1950s, rising from 9 percent of households owning a TV at the beginning of the decade to 86 percent by the end (Young 181).
Detailed explanation-2: -Television-which consists of an image being converted to electrical impulses, transmitted through wires or radio waves, and then reconverted into images-existed before World War II, but gained mainstream popularity in the 1950s.
Detailed explanation-3: -Through the 1950s, the US went from 20 percent of homes having a television to nearly 90 percent. The number of television stations, number of channels, and available programming all grew to meet the demand of a public.
Detailed explanation-4: -Broadcast television was the dominant form of mass media. From the ‘60s to ‘90s there were just three major networks (ABC, NBC, CBS), and they controlled over 90 percent of the news programs, live events, and sitcoms viewed by Americans.