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Raisin in the Sun
1950s & 1960s social perspectives
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Raisin in the Sun: 1950s & 1960s social perspectives
Library resources for studying A Raisin in the Sun
Background
1950s & 1960s social perspectives
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Housing discrimination: "Redlining"
1968 Fair Housing Act, Chicago neighborhoods, contemporary echoes
'The Color Of Law' Details How U.S. Housing Policies Created Segregation
African Americans (Chicago)
The Disturbing History of the Suburbs | Adam Ruins Everything
Housing and Race in Chicago
Kitchenette Building (Gwendolyn Brooks poem)
Kitchenettes
Open Housing
Real estate (Chicago, defined)
Redlining (definition)
Restrictive covenants
South Side (Chicago)
Contemporary echoes
Discrimination in Housing Against Nonwhites Persists Quietly, U.S. Study Finds (NYT 2013)
A Dream Unrealized for African-Americans in Chicago
Mike Keefe cartoon - Trayvon Martin
Shades of Prejudice (NYT 2010)
1950s gender roles, white vs African American
The Black Matriarchal System: A Common Culprit in the Black Community
Black Matriarchy: Portrayals of Women in Three Plays
I Was Born Black and Female
Mrs. America: Women's Roles in the 1950s
Postwar Gender Roles and Women in American Politics
Abortion history
Abortion in American History
CDC Abortion Statistics
The Church and the Abortion Capital
The First Time Women Shouted Their Abortions
Historical Attitudes to Abortion
History of Abortion
I Am Pro-Life. Don’t Call Me Anti-Abortion
The Surprising History of Abortion in the United States
Timeline of Abortion Laws and Events
Race and medicine
African American Physicians and Organized Medicine, 1846-1968
At a Glance: Black and African American Physicians in the Workforce
Blackface is Just a Symptom of American Medicine’s Racist Past
Black History Month: A Medical Perspective
The Case for Black Doctors
Distribution of Medical School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity
The Struggle and Triumph of America's First Black Doctors
Why America Needs More Black Doctors
African-American hair
Army’s Ban on Some Popular Hairstyles Raises Ire of Black Female Soldiers
Black Hair’s Blockbuster Moment
Good Hair ft. Chris Rock- HD Official Trailer
A Visual History of Iconic Black Hairstyles
Attitudes toward religion, African American denominations
5 Facts about the Religious Lives of African Americans
The Cold War and American Religion
History of Religion in America/Demographics
Religion (Gallup poll)
Religion in African American History
Religion in Black America
Religion in Post-World War II America
A Religious Portrait of African-Americans
Timeline: Faith in America
African American education and economics
CPI Inflation Calculator
The minimum wage in 1950 was $.75/hour.
A Dream Unrealized for African-Americans in Chicago (scroll down to Schools)
Facts about Race and College Admission
JBHE Chronology of Major Landmarks in the Progress of African Americans in Higher Education
The Missing Black Students at Elite American Universities
The Student Strike That Changed Higher Ed Forever
1950s attitudes towards alcohol & liquor stores
Neighborhood Disadvantage, High Alcohol Content Beverage Consumption, Drinking Norms, and Drinking Consequences: A Mediation Analysis
Liquor Stores Do Black Neighborhoods No Favors
Alcohol Consumption
Apparent Per Capita Ethanol Consumption, United States, 1850–2013
Alcohol and Drinking History in America: A Chronology
Liquor Distribution (Chicago)
Liquor Stores and Low-Income Shoppers
Pugh's War on Corner Stores
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