Comparing Aftermath And A Raisin In The Sun

The African-American Civil Rights movement consisted of various social movements in the United States whose goals were to end the discrimination and segregation against those black Americans. There were major campaigns of civil resistance and non-violent protest that occurred in order to stand up and fight for the equality the blacks believed in. Through the years of the 1930’s to 1940’s, there have been some interesting and touching pieces of art from various writers that have described the beatings and lynching that occurred due to racial discrimination that I have learned a lot from. One of the things I’ve learned about the Civil Rights movement was the lynching. Lynching is to put someone to death without legal authority. In the story, Aftermath, by Mary Burrill she describes a soldier who comes home, only to find out that his father had been killed by a group of white …show more content…
I think that this movie touched upon multiple life aspects too. This movie was about a poor black family that lived in a small apartment, with two bedrooms, and just one bathroom to share amongst 5 people, as well as other people on their floor of the apartment complex. The grandmother receives $10,000 from an insurance payment which was worth a lot more back around the 1940’s. They decide to buy a new home, a lot larger and suitable for their family, but the only downfall to that was it was located in a white community who did not accept the black race. That being said, I believe that this movie displays the perfect example of how it touches upon discrimination of life aspects. This movie shows the aspect of family and how they stick together through the tough times. It also shows their wealth of low-paying and long-hour careers, which leads to a financial salvation and in the end living in an unwelcoming community. Then in the end, they improve their lives for themselves in a better