Lesson Plan
Curated OER

1950's Popular Culture

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students gain a basic understanding of Capitalism and Communism, the ideologies that fueled the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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Other

History of Rock 'N' Roll: Alan Freed

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains a biography on Alan Freed, the first rock 'n' roll disc jockey.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Louis Jordan

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Louis Jordan, an American saxophonist-singer prominent in the 1940s and '50s who was a seminal figure in the development of both rhythm and blues and rock and roll. The bouncing, rhythmic...