New Deal failed to address this issue of Jim Crow laws still in place. Jim Crow laws were enacted after Reconstruction and remained in place until 1965. Jim Crow laws required the segregation of public schools, restrooms, and transportation. Therefore, African Americans were fighting for the freedom and individualism they deserved, but were faced with conflicting views due to the continued enforcement of Jim Crow laws.
World War II redefined the place of women in the U.S. as they transitioned into the workforce, such as working in factories or driving cabs. These expanded opportunities eventually led to the women’s liberation movement in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Betty Friedan defines the Feminine Mystique as how women felt unfulfilled when …show more content…
Horwitz is a journalist, not a historian. Instead of reading articles or books, he talked to people who were re-enactors to find out how they feel now about the Civil War. The book focuses on heritage and stories that have been handed down through generations, although these passed down stories are sometimes incorrect. He found that some people are not over the loss that the South faced because it was in their community and is part of their land’s history. Hardcore re-enactors, such as Robert Lee Hodge, found that once they got involved in reenacting war, they realized they had lived a soft life but had found a new purpose. According to Horwitz, this was referred to as a Civil Wargasm, which gave them a sense of going to war without actually fighting in one. Many of the soldiers in the Civil War were fighting because everyone else was fighting. They did not want to disgrace their family, but also did not talk about big political issues as to why they are fighting or regarding slavery. The re-enactors lack of interest in why the war was actually fought and focus on the glory of fighting made their views of individualism similar to that of the
World War II redefined the place of women in the U.S. as they transitioned into the workforce, such as working in factories or driving cabs. These expanded opportunities eventually led to the women’s liberation movement in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Betty Friedan defines the Feminine Mystique as how women felt unfulfilled when …show more content…
Horwitz is a journalist, not a historian. Instead of reading articles or books, he talked to people who were re-enactors to find out how they feel now about the Civil War. The book focuses on heritage and stories that have been handed down through generations, although these passed down stories are sometimes incorrect. He found that some people are not over the loss that the South faced because it was in their community and is part of their land’s history. Hardcore re-enactors, such as Robert Lee Hodge, found that once they got involved in reenacting war, they realized they had lived a soft life but had found a new purpose. According to Horwitz, this was referred to as a Civil Wargasm, which gave them a sense of going to war without actually fighting in one. Many of the soldiers in the Civil War were fighting because everyone else was fighting. They did not want to disgrace their family, but also did not talk about big political issues as to why they are fighting or regarding slavery. The re-enactors lack of interest in why the war was actually fought and focus on the glory of fighting made their views of individualism similar to that of the