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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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Little Rock Central High School
Culture; American culture
One of the leading cities of the New South, noted for its moderation on racial issues, Little Rock seemed likely to desegregate after the Supreme Court’s Brown decision. In 1957, however, Governor ...
war movies
Culture; American culture
One of the most influential, profitable and popular genres in American cinema. Although influenced by films and film-makers in the silent and early talking picture eras, war films as a Hollywood ...
highways
Culture; American culture
One of the most ubiquitous and generic features of the contemporary American landscape, highways are also key symbols of contemporary American culture and a social institution in their own right. ...
opera
Culture; American culture
Opera is the most opulent and expensive of the performing arts and has historically been the province of social elites in America. In the first decades following the Second World War, opera continued ...
National Rifle Association (NRA)
Culture; American culture
Organized in 1871 to promote training and marksmanship, the NRA has become a vocal lobbyist for the Bill of Rights 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. Its journals (American Rifleman, American Hunter, ...
Portuguese Americans
Culture; American culture
Over 500,000 migrants from Portugal to the US span the complexities of Portuguese history and society The earliest were Sephardic Jews fleeing from Brazil to New Amsterdam (New York) (1624). Later, ...
Political Action Committees (PACs)
Culture; American culture
PACs are political organizations that collect money, either from their members or the general public, and redistribute it to political candidates or parties that support their interests. Although ...
