American culture

American culture

Art, music, literature, people, sports, technology, business, politics, religion and more in the United States. American culture is primarily Western, but is influenced by African, Asian, and Latin American and Native American cultures.

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Chuck Berry

Culture; American culture

(born 1926) Rock ’n’ roll pioneer known best for his flamboyant guitar playing, duck walk and runins with the law. His first single for Chess Records, “Maybellene,” was released in 1955. The ...

Marilyn Monroe

Culture; American culture

(1926 – 1962) Vulnerable, funny, alluring but not threatening, this platinum blonde with pouty lips and breathy voice remains the ultimate sex symbol of the postwar era decades after her mysterious ...

Miles Davis

Culture; American culture

(1926 – 1991) Jazz musician Miles Davis cut his musical chops on be-bop and nurtured his musicality in the New York City jazz lifestyle colored by American race relations. As a trumpet player, Miles ...

Fidel Castro

Culture; American culture

(born 1927) Cuban president and perpetual thorn in the side of US administrations, Fidel Castro has outwitted the United States for over forty years, withstanding the Bay of Pigs invasion, CIA ...

David Dinkins

Culture; American culture

(born 1927) Mayor of New York City (1990–4). The first African American to lead New York City, Dinkins pledged to heal ethnic divisions in the nation’s largest and most diverse metropolis. Dinkins’ ...

Edward Abbey

Culture; American culture

(1927 – 1989) Writer and ecologist of the Southwest. Sometimes called the “Thoreau of the Southwest,” Abbey combined a deep, lyrical love for the mountains and deserts of his adopted region with ...

Cesar Chavez

Culture; American culture

(1927 – 1993) Cesar Chavez grew up in a family that lost its small farm due to the Great Depression. In 1965 he founded the United Farm Workers of America, a California-based union for agricultural ...