Abstract
This paper is about the leader Martin Luther King Jr. and his leadership role in the 1950s. First, the context will be introduced followed by King's life in correlation with the current event at that time. In the final section, his leadership style will be analyzed.
After the war, the veterans came back home to find that the country had not improved for 20 years since the Depression and World War II. There was suddenly a lack of housing in town. People decided to relocate to the suburbs. William Levitt developed the mass production of houses which was much faster and cost effective than before the war. All in all, thirty six houses could be built per day.
Developing the suburbs benefited the car industry without which people could not go to work. In the 1950s, around 8 million cars were manufactured per year to satisfy the increasing demand. Car stores as well as other stores relocated to meet the rising demand. They grouped into shopping centres from 1957 onwards.
The families started to settle down. This was the origin of the Baby Boom. In 1950, only 24.3 million babies were born compared to the 35.5 million babies born in 1960. These babies grew up and went off to school. The post war generations of teens created trends. Rock and Roll and twist replaced the old fashioned music of the war period. The post war generations imposed themselves as real decision makers and had a strong impact socially.
