A Raisin in the Sun

The Author: A Raisin in the Sun was written by Lorraine Hansberry. Use the following website to learn a little bit more about her.

https://www.chipublib.org/lorraine-hansberry-biography/

1. What 3 experiences do you think might have inspired her to write "A Raisin in the Sun"?

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2. What are 2 of the ways her family was involved with Civil Rights?

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The Harlem Renaissance: Listen to this short video about the Harlem Renaissance and respond to the following questions: 

3. Where were a large majority of the citizens that wound up in Harlem coming from?

4. What are two accomplishments from the Harlem Renaissance?

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Influences: Watch this short biography on Langston Hughes and respond to the following questions:

5. Where was he born?

6. What forms of music influenced Hughes’s work? 

7. Which part of New York did Hughes spend most of his life in?

Use the following website to read and learn more about Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem"

https://owlcation.com/humanities/Analysis-of-Poem-Harlem-What-Happens-to-a-Dream-Deferred-by-Langston-Hughes

8.According to the site, what is the theme of the poem?

9. Do you agree or disagree with the sites interpretation of the poem? Why or Why not?

10. What do you think happens to a "dream deferred"? Why?

Civil Rights: Read through the following website to learn more about civil rights and answer the following questions.

https://www.britannica.com/event/American-civil-rights-movement

11. When did the civil rights movement start?

12. What are two examples of civil rights?

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13. What did the civil rights movement accomplish?

The Great Migration: Use the following website(s) to learn more about The Great Migration.

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129827444

https://suchdbqu.weebly.com/dbq.html

14. How many African American's moved from the south to the north between 1915 and 1970?

15. Give 2 examples of segregation in the south.

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16.  Name 3 cities that experienced tremendous growth during The Great Migration.

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Restrictive Covenants: Look through the following website and answer the following questions about Restrictive Covenants.

http://www.bostonfairhousing.org/timeline/1948-1968-Unenforceable-Restrictive-Covenants.html

17. In your own words, what are “restrictive covenants”?

18. Tell me why you think "restrictive covenants" aren't used any more? 

The change of currency: Use the following website to figure out how much amounts mentioned in "A Raisin in the Sun" would be worth in today's dollars.

https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

Life in the 1950's: Use the following websites video and articles to respond to your final question.

https://www.history.com/topics/1950s

19. What were 2 of the widespread feelings at the end of the 1950's?

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20. In your own words, write 2 to 3 paragraphs about what life was like in the 1950's.