The Prosperity Of The Progressive Era

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Not all the citizens equally enjoyed the prosperous years. The blooming nation of the 50s was veiled by security, enjoyment and happiness. Despite the national prosperity, precariousness and social misery prevailed. The suburban white middle class, which emblematized the prosperity of the era, was only a drop in the sea compared to reality. Beyond the suburban treetops laid the “other America.” An America composed of less educated, low income and often-dark skin people with no future. A good example would be the Native Americans who represented the lowest income. Because the government wanted to use their land for urban development, it cut off all their help (after all these years of exploitation by white), forcing them to blend with the general