President Truman was different from other presidents before him; he strongly and openly supported civil rights. “I am asking for equality of opportunity for all human beings… and if that ends up in my failure to be reelected, the failure will be in a good cause”, Truman stated. Truman intensely tried to pass many laws for the betterment of colored people, but failed. One thing he did have control over though, was the army. He made sure that in the armed forces there would be, “equality of treatment and opportunity without regard to race, color or religion, or national origin”. In sports, racial inte

Another change in American lifestyle was the new suburban life which grew intensely after World War II. In postwar years, there was a great demand for homes. Housing began being built in suburbs surrounding major cities across America. These suburbs offered many Americans affordable housing, more open space, and better schools than the central cities. All things, which almost every American desired. Many people were very happy about the development of suburbs. “We were all in the same boat… we shared everything; we shared tools and cars, minded each others kids passed play-pens and high chairs from house to house- everything- it was at least to us- a paradise”, commented one woman about suburban lifestyle. Many Americans retreated to these suburbs to escape problems of overpopulation, crime, and traffic that were present in many inner cities; this is named the white flight. The dependence of the automobile increased as well, along with the rapid growth of the suburbs. People used cars to get from the suburbs into the cities.

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