so right before the civil rights act is when america was great?.... and they say republicans are just a bunch of racists lolThe 1950's...I wasn't born but I know enough to know it was a time when America was primarily made up of proud, likeminded REAL Americans. No mass numbers of bottom feeders. A time when people worked and earned their way through life, a time when people on welfare genuinely needed help and deserved the help, a time when parents parented, a time when English, the American language was spoken by all, a time when taxpayer money was properly appropriated, a time when government actions were held accountable by the people, a time when people came together to take a stand as a union to force change. I could go on and on...The 1950's, when America was American...it was only 600% better than it is today.