Blue Valley Libraries: A Raisin in the Sun: Research

Citations You Need!

Desmond, Matthew. "How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality." New York Times [New York City], 9 May 2017. The New York Times Magazine, www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/magazine/how-homeownership-became-the-engine-of-american-inequality.html. Accessed 14 Nov. 2022.
Hansberry, Lorraine. A Raisin in the Sun. New York City, Vintage Books, 1958.
Welsh, Michael. "Building the Troost Wall: Structural Racism in Kansas City." Youtube, Google, 29 June 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=98-oHmcYwFg. Accessed 16 Nov. 2022.

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Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window
Magazines, newspapers and journal articles from around the world. Takes a topic and gives it a global viewpoint.
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Lots of newspapers
U.S. History in Context This link opens in a new window
Primary source documents, articles, biographies and more all related to the United States history.

Your essay must trace the history of the following topics beginning in the 1960s through present day.
1. Housing Development
2. Education
3. The Justice System