Significance of A Raisin in the Sun

The famous meet A Raisin in the Sun write by Lorraine Hansberry is a immaculate piece of literature which has vie an great role in African American culture. A Raisin in the Sun was the stolon play that was written by a black woman. It was besides the first play to be directed by a black person and disport an all black cast. all(a) of these facts helped this play become an important piece of art for the African American culture in the US. To be considered as a authoritative one must(prenominal) be a mildew of art of recognized and completed value ( Merriam Webster). A Raisin in the Sun is surely a classic because of its realistic drama, and the tenacious historical impact\n star reason that A Raisin in the Sun is a classic is the fact that it was a play that was so realistic. This play was something that volume back then could rattling relate to. During and before the 1950s the South was being govern by the Jim prevail laws which labored many unconstitutional laws upo n the the African Americans. The Jim Crow laws crippled the Confederate African Americans. They simply had no rights in the South and were interact poorly. That is what started the Great Migration. The Great Migration was a period of time ( starting line in 1916) where the Southern African Americans were migrating to the unification, Midwest , and West in hopes to situate away from the Jim Crow South.\nOnce the African Americans reached the North they saw that living in the North was not so different than living in the South. Yes they got away from the rising KKK, unending ridicule , and unemployment but at once they reached the northern cities they say that plurality up north were most the same as the Southerners. Since in that respect was approximately 6 meg African Americans migrating, space was travel rapidly low and there was provided any housing. This is what caused all the migrants to get together and create their hold cities within big cities such(prenominal) a s New York, Detroit, Pittsburgh , and the background of ...