What it must have been like to be a black family

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Questions: After reading "Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry, consider the following:

Act II, Scene III ends in what can only be described as a tragedy when Walter discovers that Willy has stolen the entire $6,500 from Mama's check.

As you respond to the question below, think about what it must have been like to be a black family in late 1950s-early 1960s America. You were only allowed to live in certain areas, go to certain schools, have access to certain banking resources, etc.

How would you respond to someone who would say, "Well, Walter just made a mistake and lost all the money. It's completely his fault, and he is the only one responsible"?

Address the institutional, environmental, and cultural factors under which the Younger family lives as you retort to the comment above.

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