Some historians have called the 1950s the greatest period of peace and prosperity in America: The 1950s represented a golden era of achievement, undergirded by an affirming age of simplicity, when homespun, working values and patriotism were at an all-time high for the multitudes of multicultural, multiethnic makeup of its citizenry.

America was a “melting pot” and new economic opportunities were spurred everywhere in industry and education. Nationalism and optimism permeated all segments of society, and most felt the positive effects that was sweeping the national landscape, clamoring chants of America’s superiority and greatness in the world.