![]() ![]() ![]() Each of these figures corresponds to a major social issue that many people do not associate with the post-war decade- gay rights, feminism, civil rights, and ecology. In The Fifties, Gaines tells the story of an era through essays that focus on figures who pioneered the world we live in today. Gaines also knows that this perception of the 1950s doesn’t even tell half the story. Gaines knows that I, and many other readers, think of this decade as an unfussy era of white picket fences and atomic-age optimism that bordered on naivete. What do you think of when you think of the 1950s? As someone who was born closer to the end of the 20 th century and missed the decade entirely, the 50s conjure up images of June Cleaver vacuuming in pearls, sock hops, and McCarthyism. Today, I am recommending The Fifties: An Underground History by James R. This is Michael Maxwell with the Sioux City Public Library and you’re listening to Check It Out. ![]()
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