1. During Nixon's address, instead of emphasizing on aspects such as "freedom of expression or different forms of government" he focused on the "extraordinarily high standards of living in the United States." Nixon linked American freedom to American consumerism by expressing the prosperity US reaps with capitalism and freedom of market, and so forth. People are able to produce and sell, harvesting their handwork at the end instead of having fortune and wealth be restricted and strictly regulated. With the freedom Americans have, they are able to lead a higher standard of lifestyle and more happiness in essence with so many items and services often deemed for the well-off. The consumer did not only have access to those things but also a variety of choices. Nixon's concept of American freedom focused economic abundance and consumer choices within' a traditional family setting.
2. The suburbs fulfilled the dream of home ownership, with the home often becoming a "center of freedom." Those who had middle class wages were able to move out and obtain the traditional American dream but doing so also cut off others. People in poverty and immigrants were left in the city. The move to suburbs promoted Americanization, resulting in a cut off form urban-ethnic communities and anyone else who were not like them. Immigrants and non-whites did not have the same economical advantage as whites with jobs but in other stances as well. Government and housing retail would make it difficult for non-whites to purchase a home - fearful that it would drive their non-whites away and decrease the value of the neighborhood/homes. Federal agencies would insure mortgages that barred resale of houses to non-whites except in segregated enclaves.
3. The Southern Manifesto was edition repudiating the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education; it supported the South's resistance to desegregation. It called out the Supreme's Court violation of act since the Constitution and all previous amendments do not include education so the Supreme Court was interpreting the Constitution in a grey area. The authors of Southern Manifesto would define freedom as having the right to conserve and practice their habits, tradition, and lifestyle as they please and direct their children's lives and education as they will - do as they please in what is deemed natural in their current environment. Their definition is freedom to do as they will even if it meant their right impeded on others' rights - "all is equal, some are just more equal than others." Rosa Parks and MLK's definition of freedom meant equality for all not just for a certain group of people. Parks and MLK wanted an equal and brighter future for those who have been oppressed but not by oppressive and bringing others down. They wanted equality, harmony, and prosperity for all.
