Raisin in the Sun

This is going to show how people and organizations for civil rights in the 60s were related to the book the Raisin in the Sun.

By Dionia Henderson

W.E.B. Dubois Wasn’t shy of criticizing America’s practices Established Pan-Africanism Believed that there are common bonds which can unite different

races Supported communism Believed that blacks should have a higher education and political

jobs W.E.B. Dubois is like Asagai- against conformity

Booker T. Washington

Made the Tuskegee Institute which was a school

Believed that blacks should focus more on improving themselves through industrial education

Believed this was more important than social equality

Was more for education rather than being socially and politically equal

Booker T. Washington is like George- conformity

NAACP Benjamin Hooks was the executive director Focused on providing legal aid, organizing meetings,

and investigating injustices Published its own magazine The Crisis

- it would serve as a publicity vehicle

Made up of white and African American people

Tried to help African Americans with the racists action from the Ku Klux Klan

“Even the N double A C P takes a holiday sometimes (Hansberry 113)”

My Cultural Background

Black Native American It doesn’t factor my view on my personal identity

- it’s not who I am

- It’s a background of myself Christian- Christmas and Easter

Play says that you should embrace yourself

My DreamsTo have my own bakeryTo go to college- Rutgers or Penn StateTo be involved with sports medicine as a career

Play about Dreams

• Dreams can be easily broken • Its always better to have a back up

dream

What I took awayDuring this time there was a lot of pain

-Blacks had hard trials

-They never gave up

-Tried to keep moving along even with obstacles

Raisin in the Sun

-Its nice to have dreams but be responsible

-Money is not everything

-Family will always have your back

-Try to do the right thing

-Even if it’s hard to do