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Allusions Raisin in the Sun
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Lorraine Hansberry
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1. Bantu language Common family of African languages below the equator
Out of about 250 Bantu languages, Swahili is the most common Bantu language.
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2. Great sculpture of Benin
From Benin (next to Nigeria) Art mostly animal heads 14th-17th century
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3. Booker T. Washington Founded Tuskegee institute (trade school) Educator Promoted blacks in trade (manual labor) rather than intellectual pursuits Many blacks disagreed!
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4. Chicago’s Southside Large black population, esp. after WWII.
Reputation of being poor, crimes 1940s- lot of immigration of blacks
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5. Shaka Zulu 19th century warrior king Improved weaponry
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6. Ethiopia East Africa Referred to in the Bible (Queen of Sheba)
Cradle of ancient civilization
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7. Conked head A straightened hair style for men
Painful and high maintenance! Popular 1920s-60s Natural Some considered it “self-degrading” and denying their black identity to change their natural hair. Conked
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8. “if the salt loses its savor” (Biblical reference)
Matthew 5:13: You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” Beneatha refers to this, mockingly, to Mama
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9. Monsieur le petit bourgeois noir
“Mister small business man” (in French) Bourgeois = middle class
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10. Mrs.Miniver 1942 movie – during WWII
English housewife – known for courage
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11. Nigeria West Africa Most populated country in Africa
Became independent 1960 Leader in art, literature, music, craftmanship
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12. peckerwood Derogatory term for poor working class whites, “cracker,” “white trash” These “peckerwoods” were considered loud and troublesome like the bird Used by upper class whites and southern blacks
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13. Prometheus Greek Titan Punished by Zeus for giving fire to mortals
Punished by having his liver eaten out by an eagle EVERY DAY
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14. Scarlett O’Hara Main character from Gone with the Wind
Southern belle Helpless grows in strength
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15. sharecroppers Tenant farmer, paid rent by giving a share of crops to land owner Popular up to the 50s in South for cotton
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16. Songhai dynasty Western Africa, Mali 1000 -1591 AD.
Boasted the city of Timbuktu Largest, richest
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17. Nature of quiet desperation
From Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. Most men lead lives this way – unsatisfied, desperate, but they don’t do anything to make change!
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