Redlining In Hansberry's
Hansberry’s drama draws on her own experiences growing up in segregated Chicago. Initially, Chicago was the place to be, everyone was welcome and there were no problems. So, as time went on, tons of African Americans started to move to Chicago and so it started to become heavily populated. Consequently, it got too much and white people began acting hostile towards black people and from that, sprouted redlining. Redlining as defined by Jamelle Bouie, “...the practice of denying key services (like home loans and insurance) or increasing their cost for residents in a defined geographical area”. Redlining was something that was heavily used in Chicago at the time and still effects it to this day. Redlining could be used against any group of people
but it was primarily used against black people or minorities. This was something that the Younger family experienced in A Raisin in the Sun. In the play, Mama was struggling to find an affordable house due to everything being out of their budget, because the prices were raised as a result of her being black. The Younger family also, just had a number of setbacks by cause of their skin color.
They experienced racial housing segregation. In the play, Mama purchases a home in neighborhood that only houses white people. So, when she buys the house, a man tries to persuade her to sell her house again because they simply aren’t wanted there. The adults of the Younger family also have some troubles finding good, steady paying jobs because their skin color prohibits them from getting certain jobs. They all have a job that “serves” other people. For example, Walter works as a chauffeur and Ruth works as a maid as a result of those being the only jobs that they could acquire. In the time period of A Raisin in the Sun , the color of someone’s skin heavily affected their day-to-day life.
but it was primarily used against black people or minorities. This was something that the Younger family experienced in A Raisin in the Sun. In the play, Mama was struggling to find an affordable house due to everything being out of their budget, because the prices were raised as a result of her being black. The Younger family also, just had a number of setbacks by cause of their skin color.
They experienced racial housing segregation. In the play, Mama purchases a home in neighborhood that only houses white people. So, when she buys the house, a man tries to persuade her to sell her house again because they simply aren’t wanted there. The adults of the Younger family also have some troubles finding good, steady paying jobs because their skin color prohibits them from getting certain jobs. They all have a job that “serves” other people. For example, Walter works as a chauffeur and Ruth works as a maid as a result of those being the only jobs that they could acquire. In the time period of A Raisin in the Sun , the color of someone’s skin heavily affected their day-to-day life.