Changes in the Civil Rights Movement

I did numbers 18, 21, and 22. Number 18 was about a prison revolt by blacks and Latinos that took over the prison. This is similar to the civil rights movement in the 60's because it was sparked by violence (a guard killing and inmate), the police were the ones that killed and hurt people, and the blacks were the ones that were being discriminated against. But it differs because the blacks took hostages and threatened to kill them so they weren't exactly nonviolent, even though in the end they didn't kill anyone. Also, their goal wasn't for equality or desegregation, it was for better all around conditions and to have more freedom in the jail.

Number 21 was about busing in Boston. The black schools that were in the same district as white schools were clearly inferior but the superintendent denied it. This is similar because they wanted equality, they got their way because of a court order, the buses were met with mobs, and white parents withdrew their students from school to protest busing, which is like Governor Faubus closing public school to protest integration in Alabama.

Number 22 was about a white person that appeals to the court to be admitted to a college. He blames affirmative action programs for his not being accepted. This is completely different from the CRM in the 60's because it is a white person that is trying to stop discrimination. But it is similar because he is fighting for equal opportunity.

Baby Boomers Day 2

The reason that there was a boom of babies in the mid 40's through 60's is because unemployment was nearly gone and there was economic growth until the 1970's. This meant that the time was ripe to be able to support a child, so many people did. The GI Bill also facilitated births. The bill made it very easy for WWII veterans to buy a home and go to college because they got low or no interest rates on loans. If you can buy your own house, many thought it was time to start a family. Also when men came home from war, women were able to stop working and have time to look after a child or two or four. When economic and social pressures are suddenly lifted like this and things are back to normal, people want to take advantage of the easy times and start a family. This same thing happened it 2007. There was a spike in births because the economy was very well-off and people were buying homes like crazy, so they decided to start a family.

The baby boom had a big effect on the economy, as one might imagine. The spike in population meant an increase in suburban houses being built, a labor boom, a spending boom, more roads being built, more cars, food, diapers, etc. So why did the baby boom end? It is assumed that people did not have as many babied because of the invention of the birth control pill in the early 60's. Now baby boomers are in their 50's and 60's and some say that their retirement might cause a market crash but that is another topic. Thanks for reading!

Baby Boomers Research

The baby boom period is debatable but the years that most agree on is 1946-1964. At this time there was a huge increase in births. In the 1930's about 24 million babies were born while in the 1940's 32 million babies were born. At the very start of the baby boom in January 1946, there were approximately 223,00 births while in October of 1946 there were 340,000 births. This is a huge difference for only 10 months.

But why did this huge boom happen? One reason is that returning veterans of World War II now had confidence in the economy and wanted to make up for lost time during the Great Depression when it was extremely difficult to afford a child. I have more info written down just not typed up yet so I will do that tomorrow!