The color line remains real. During the most horrific time in American history, slavery, a holocaust far worse than any other, happened here on American soil, and the remnants lay buried in each of us. Time may have blurred and smudged the line a bit, and we may feel that we have progressed very far as a country, but the color line still exists. While some conservatives blame African Americans for their slow progress in assimilation, African American authors portray a different story. Frederick Douglass portrays the horrors of slavery and argues that education brings freedom. W.E.B. DuBois describes the veil of prejudice and argues that the vote, protest, and a classical education bring liberty. Lastly, Lorraine Hansberry depicts housing
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In 1959 Lorrain Hansberry became the first Black playwright to produce a show on Broadway. A Raisin in the Sun is a quintessential civil rights drama that exposes the genuine realism of the impact of slavery and the modern aftermath of the past terrors that plagued African Americans for so many years. A Raisin in the Sun manifests an abundance of themes central to the African American cultural in 1950 including identity, education and family. Hansberry specifically highlights a familiar social injustice by examining housing discrimination and the impact on one black family. In the end Walter is faced with a difficult decision to live the white stereotype depicted in early America of what a black man will do or to adhere to the values of family proving once again how civilized black men have become. “We have decided to move into our house because my father- my father- he earned it. We don’t want to make no trouble for nobody or fight no causes, and we will try to be good neighbors. And that’s all we got to say. We don’t want your money.” (1829) Hansberry’s social commentary joins the fight to press the issue that integration not only in education but also in housing fairness will provide true
In 1959 Lorrain Hansberry became the first Black playwright to produce a show on Broadway. A Raisin in the Sun is a quintessential civil rights drama that exposes the genuine realism of the impact of slavery and the modern aftermath of the past terrors that plagued African Americans for so many years. A Raisin in the Sun manifests an abundance of themes central to the African American cultural in 1950 including identity, education and family. Hansberry specifically highlights a familiar social injustice by examining housing discrimination and the impact on one black family. In the end Walter is faced with a difficult decision to live the white stereotype depicted in early America of what a black man will do or to adhere to the values of family proving once again how civilized black men have become. “We have decided to move into our house because my father- my father- he earned it. We don’t want to make no trouble for nobody or fight no causes, and we will try to be good neighbors. And that’s all we got to say. We don’t want your money.” (1829) Hansberry’s social commentary joins the fight to press the issue that integration not only in education but also in housing fairness will provide true