A social and artistic movement of the 1950s, stressing unrestrained literary self-expression and nonconformity with the mainstream culture. The word beat originally meant weary but was cam to referred as well to a musical beat. read more
Conformity in the 1950s During the post WWII period in America, the face of the nation changed greatly under the presidency of Truman and Eisenhower. America underwent another era of good feelings as they thought themselves undefeatable and superior over the rest of the world. read more