Culture in North Carolina

II.                  Kennedy rocking chairs

A.      PRODUCT: When John F. Kennedy was a young senator his doctor recommended using a particular rocking chair to help him relieve his back. The reason this chair is so comfortable is because of the steam-bent curve in the back. It sweeps in so that the sitter's back will have firm support. It carries the weight down as the rocker contacts the floor.

B.      PERSPECTIVES: John Kennedy bought the rocking chair made of Appalachian oak from P & P Chair Company located in Asheboro, North Carolina. This exact same chair is still being produced today by the same company and in the same place. The importance of the rocking chair is related to the importance of John F. Kennedy.

C.      COMMUNITIES: John F. Kennedy promised to end racial discrimination and he managed this with the Civil Rights Act of; he also appointed black people to many federal positions during his time in office. For every USA citizen Kennedy gave blacks the same rights as whites.

D.      PEOPLE: For the black community and for civil rights activists in the USA J.F.K. ended with the segregation and gave blacks their well deserved rights.