African Americans had never had it fair. In this play there are many historically accurate pieces of evidence that this play shares. A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorianne Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. This story shares the Younger family’s adventures in South Chicago, as they strive to enhance their economic problems with a father gone. They deal with racism, housing discrimination, and assimilation. A Raisin in the Sun by Hansberry is a play that accurately demonstrates the race relations in America during the 1950’s due to her representation of topics related to education, housing, and community across all three acts in her play.
Hansberry demonstrates an important reality for African Americans based on her representation of education within the first act of the play. While indicating how she feels about becoming a doctor, Beneatha declares, “But first I’m going to be a doctor, and George, for one, still thinks thats pretty funny. I couldn’t be bothered with that. I am going to be a doctor and everybody around here better understand that!” (50). Traditionally, it was hard for African
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When Lindner enters the house, Lindner comments, “It is a matter of the people of Clybourne Park believing, rightly or wrongly, as I say, that for the happiness of all conerned that our Negro families are happier when they live in their own community” (118). During this time, welcoming committees would show up to Black People homes to convince them to live in their own communities to be happier. Similarly like the Youngers, Hansberry was threatened by white people, who threw a brick through her window nearly hitting her. Hansberry hoped the audience recognized how difficult it was for Black people to move into white peoples communities. Race and Community will be further analyzed in the third