RAISIN IN THE SUN & SEGREGATION Hailey Webb Casal December 12, 2011 Throughout American history, African Americans were discriminated against, provoking.

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RAISIN IN THE SUN & SEGREGATION Hailey Webb Casal December 12, 2011 Throughout American history, African Americans were discriminated against, provoking an outburst of need for change in the mid-late 1900s.

JIM CROW  1927: Housing [Municipal Code] 80% of Chicago neighborhoods restricted Relator and Chicago Planning Association contracts Supported by University of Chicago Gained white support  Neighborhoods remained segregated by choice  Claybourne Park  Segregation taken seriously by neighbors  Karl Linder tries to bribe Younger family to leave  Laws couldn’t keep people from discriminating & supporting segregation

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON & W.E.B DUBOIS Booker T. Washington  Influential African American leader with Controversial point of view Maintain African American identity rather than fight segregation Self supporting laborious jobs Large amount of Caucasian supporters W.E.B. Dubois  Civil Rights Activist & Scholar Lead Niagara Movement Wanted full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans Abolish segregation & racism in America Never found a large following & diminished  Shared point of view with Mama  Mama disagreed with his views  Saw him as a “fool”  Believed African Americans should fight for their rights to complete freedom

MY ETHNICITY  German, Italian, Native American  Interest in traveling Europe  Connection with nature  Free Spirituality  Should not define you as a person

MY DREAMS  Move to Southern California Leave worries behind Leave old apartment for spacious house in Claybourne Park  Work in Cosmetic Industry Have positive impact in people’s lives Benetha strives to become a doctor  Find happiness in daily life Focus on love and family Walter’s revelation leads him to begin caring for family

ACCEPTANCE  Accept others for who they are  Disregard ethnicity  Keep from judging others based on stereotypes  Follow your dreams  Don’t allow others to restrain you