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How does a raisin in the sun mirror and provide a window into the intersections of race and the social, political and economic climate of the U.s. during the mid twentieth century ?

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"A Raisin in the sun" by Lorraine Hansberry creates a realistic portrait of African-American life. The play opened in march 1959. it provided a window into the intersections of race and the social, political and economic climate of the U.S because the play is considered a turning point in American art. more explanation below.

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"Raisin in the sun" addresses many issues including the stereotype of then 1950s America where blacks and housewives of inferior status resulted in social resentment which later found public voice in civil rights and feminist movement of the 1960s.

The 1950s are seen as an age of comformism and complancency which is symbolized by the growth of commercial culture and suburbs. even beneath the economic prosperity that American witnessed in the years following world war 2 roiled growing domestic and racial tension. "A raisin in the sun" was a revolutionary work.

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