o get African-American artists accepted by the white community due to the style of music he played. This acceptance of black singers was a huge step in leading up to the civil rights movement. Education was constantly changing during the 1950s. More working-class children were attending high school. More blacks and hispanics were attending public schools due to the migration of minorities to urban areas. (Present Tense 118) Schools were becoming more culturally diverse, which was creating tension among the nation. This tension was a result of the combination of outward suburbanization, and more diversity among the students. This cultural integration was creating difficulty in teaching education to such a wide range of children. Besides the change in local schools, more children were being encouraged to attend college. This increase in college attendance was a result of more money among families, The GI Bill, and the growing number of campuses available for students. Many people believe the civil rights movement and civil liberties took place entirely in the 1960s, but it was during the 1950s that the tension began to escalate. During the 1950s whites were immigrating to the suburbs, and at the same time blacks were moving into the urban areas once occupied by whites. The inner cities were now mostly black and the suburbs were almost entirely white. Schools had become more segregated and integration was declining. This created severe racial segregation and soon a build up of tension was brewing. This tension came to attention when Rosa Parks boycotted her seat on the bus in 1955. From this point on the civil rights movement was in full effect. From the latter half of the fifties to the sixties the movement for ending discrimination was being pursued. Under Eisenhower this country appeared to be this bland society where family life fit this ideal role of domesticity, and security along with stability was the image of the s...
