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Transcript of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun THE AMERICAN DREAM.
Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun
THE AMERICAN DREAM
WHAT ARE THEY SELLING?
Began in the 1880sRefers to laws that worked to separate black people
from white people1955- The Supreme Court argued that segregation
was unconstitutionalAlthough Jim Crow laws were unconstitutional, the
black community still had to fight states to gain their rights
A DREAM DEFERRED- JIM CROW LAWS
CONFLICTING IMAGES OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
Relaxing vacation Segregated beach
TWO DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS
Is the American Dream possible when Jim Crow laws exist?
A RAISIN IN THE SUN