Fifties Dive

Psychiatrists in the 1950's  I do like psychiatrist attitude towards their patients especially the guy from the YouTube channel named, "Pika Grape Snack."  They have great content they post regarding many patients with mental disabilities.  The man in these films that I have found, I like that he talks about them like they are human beings and not people who are disgraceful or have something terribly wrong with them.  Some people from this time period may think of people with mental disabilities like this since it is not widely known like they are today.  The psychiatrist speaks calmly to them and tries to understand them rather make fun of them or immediately dismiss them. He is actually interested in getting them help and finding out why they have these specific mental disabilities. Why Psychiatrists Were Disliked in This Time Period One thing I did not like though is their medical solutions to these mental issues such as using shock treatment or locking patie...

Some books about the 1950's are not that well written in my opinion as they leave some good details out from this era or do not have good enough information.  Others though are so detailed and are so interesting that you cannot put down not matter if it is already 1:00am. 1) Wishing you were here by Catherine Chant.   This novel is about how a woman who makes a wish that ends her in the 1950's. Where she tries to save a teenager from dying but gets caught up in knowing him. Which she eventually falls in love with him.  2) A 1950s Housewife by Sheila Hardy.   This book is all about the strict rules and expectations housewives had to do and abide by. How married life was like during the post-war period. What did women and men do to spice up their marriages as well.  3) Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.   Many people usually read this book in school but not for all. This book is about how a young man goes through adulthood while staying in NYC. We as reader...

This is an awesome red and blue gift for fifters! This hardcover American serial killer book is thick in pages and looks eye-catching. The wording epidemic reminds me of the pandemic that we are currently in right now. The book has a newspaper pattern on the front and the sentences are in big bold letters. This is a book that contains killers from the 1950’s through the 2000’s. My cousin has a book similar and this reminds me of her because she loves to read all about what serial killers did back in their primes. Which seems scary but she seems sane.

Cocaine is a stimulant drug that is made from leave of the South American coca plant.  Many people during the 1950's people did not use cocaine that much because it was outlawed around the era of 1914.  During this time it was said that African Americans were the ones who were the dangerous criminals since they used this drug the most.  The reason cocaine became illegal was because the community feared that southern women were in mortal danger of being attacked by cocaine African American men.  It was the Harrison Act that became the law and one of the first pieces of American legislation on the issue of drug regulation.  What shocked me to find out was the use of cocaine in soda and opium products. Many people in this era just took them without a second thought.  They did not know the harsh effects it has on the body now and how it makes you look older and unhealthy. Although Cocaine was banned many people were still using it and secretly snorting it all t...

It is no surprise that the 1950's did so bad with health in general. This is definitely their downfall in this era. The ways or actions they did to try and cure their patients seems so much like torture.  Some good examples are how they used to leave their patients in a solid big metal bathtub and physically lock them in, shocked them, did blind brain surgery, and more.  I read some articles saying they whipped these patients and were not taken care of in good conditions either.  In the 50's, it seemed that physical health was of toddler age but on the other hand they had to have experience to see what helps and does not help patients.  During the war era, many doctors or nurses had to cut off their patients legs and arms because they did not know who to stich them back up or get an infection out.  One thing about knowing all this information is that I feel so sorry for everyone in this era who had a serious physical or mental illness.  Some patients were t...

In 1950 on August 13, a 22-year old man named Hilliard Brooks Jr. was murdered on a bus after he was accused of making a disturbance.  Back in these days what was the disturbance, was he talking back because he had to stick up for himself or was it because he was protecting someone else?  Some reports were very unjust and plain unfair in my opinion.  The reason he was accused of this was because be refused to leave and enter from the rear bus as Jim Crow wanted him to.  This bus driver called the police and a white officer shot this black man and wounded two people in the process.  All because Jim Crow and the bus driver were trying to be big bosses and choose violence when they woke up that day.  Brooks left behind a pregnant wife and several young children. Even though many eye witnesses reported that the shooting was unnecessary, the officer faced no charges.  After this many people were outraged over how this all went down and set the stage for the...