Enrichment Materials: Postwar Boom/Era
These enrichment materials build upon concepts introduced in US History and Advanced US History courses. They incorporate and link perspectives from a wide array of peoples during this time period.
Postwar growth of the suburbs, primary source set
Interview with Georgette Braga, a woman from New Jersey
“The Narcotic Story,” an old training film for the LAPD
Woodward and Bernstein Watergate papers
“Atlanta’s Unspoken Past,” a series of oral interviews with LGBTQIA+ individuals
Gay Native Americans at 1978 Freedom Day Parade
Photo of “Third World Gay Caucus,” San Francisco Pride, 1978
“The Negro in America Today,” 1950s
Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, a bilingual (English/Spanish) exhibition
The Mendez Case - Ending Classroom Discrimination against Mexican-Americans
CIA Summaries regarding Soviet Blockade in Berlin
"Declaration of Indian Purpose"