DH The Fifties: Episode 4 Questions
1. What was happening in the "land of Eisenhower" in the 1950's?
2. What was Beal Street? What does it have to do with Elvis Pressley and Rock and Roll?
3. What do the "Beats" admire about black culture? What was the irony of this admiration?
4. Why couldn't Elvis "... have happened in the 40's"?
5. How did Rock and Roll help highlight a culture clash between white and black, and young and old?
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