Atomic Youth came about, initially, from a passion for researching 1950s and early 1960s doo wop and youth gang history, by our co-founders Kwame Welsh, Cristian Reyes, and yours truly, Michael Quebec.

All three of us had either done video documentaries, or blogs, shortly before founding Atomic Youth, either for one's independent production company (Kwame's ASP-TV) or for YouTube (my channel.) Cristian Reyes is a musician with his own rockabilly band.

So we all had a passion for this history, and as documentaries were a major focus, we realized that the best gift that we could give to those who have supported our work, is to make sure that supporters were at least given a tax write off for their support.

And we are a California non-profit 501(c)(3). Atomic Youth provides free resources for researchers, as well as fans, of post-war youth culture history.

Some samples are here and others are on YouTube and other, affiliated, websites (such as www.rockinswing.com) and platforms, such as our Facebook groups "Hepcats Hangout," "At The TV Hop," and "Infamous True Crimes of The Fabulous 1950s."

We take a historical look at the post-World War Two era (including the 1950s), and that means "warts and all."

Romanticizing the past, we feel, does more harm than good, while the shared human struggles across generations and time periods is what makes history both relevant, and relatable.

We invite you to take a tour and see what we do, and share it to help spread the history.