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Segregated Water Fountains in North Carolina, 1950 The photograph, which caused outrage around the world, shows separate drinking fountains for whites and blacks in North Carolina, United States. Until the 1950s, the african-Americans were not entitled to vote, were segregated socially and comprised the poorest segment of the U.S. population. Photographer: Elliott Erwitt. Segregated Water Fountains in North Carolina, 1950 This photograph was taken by Elliot Erwitt in 1950 in North Carolina, USA, and represents the injustice of segregation of black and white people in America during this time. At the time the image was an example of how much things needed to change, now we see this photograph we can see how much times have changed and to reflect on the past. The interesting thing about this photograph is that we don’t necessarily need to know any background information. The photograph itself tells the story. The ‘white’ water fountain is visibly more luxurious than the ‘colored’. W...

A couple share a final kiss before they are executed, 1950 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg share a kiss before they are executed. The pair were executed by an electric chair in 1953 as they were found guilty of spying for the Soviet Union.  Both of the American nationals were known communist sympathizers before World War II, and they were both members of the young communists league... Read story  Julius had a degree in electrical engineering and joined the army signal corps engineering laboratories at Fort Monmouth in 1940. He was discharged in 1945 after discovering that he was an undercover communist. However,  during his time at Fort Monmouth, Julius had access to critical research information about the RADAR, guided missile systems, and nuclear weapon designs.  Julius was hired by the NKVD (Russian secret police) in 1942 after being introduced to them through communist sympathizers in the USA. Julius then began to send classified information from his time in the milit...