A Raisin In The Sun

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deeply in his culture and heritage. He is from Nigeria where there is a lot of poverty.
is a quiet celebration of the black
family the importance of African roots, the equality of
women, the vulnerability of marriage, the true value of
money, the survival of the individual and the nature of
mans dreams (Cheney 55).

Africa is a great part of the play because it brings out good and humorous elements in the Younger family, such as Walter yelling out ^Hot Damn!^ ^Flaming Spear!^ as Beneatha walks out in her Nigerian robes (Cheney 60). Africa becomes a symbol of heritage and a troublesome but hopeful future (Cheney 56).
With the help of Paul Robeson, W.E.B Dubois and Frederick Douglass she created the play A Raisin in the Sun. Paul Robeson was a famous baritone singer. He inspired her to write A Raisin in the Sun. She loved his voice and the songs he sang. Hansberry learned from him ^...the way that most blacks lived, and the dangers of being an artist^ ...

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