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A Raisin in the Sun Historical Fiction Report Being black in the 1960?s was hard no matter where you lived. The Younger family is a typical black family living in the 1960?s. There is great historical significance in this play about the North and the South?s differences in segregation. The North is not as segregated as the South. The North was still segregated in the 1960?s. People in white neighborhoods had things called blacklists. …

…that challenged the established order. One of the main forms of violence was lynching. Lynching was when mobs executed blacks or others whom they believed to be criminals or who challenged segregation. In conclusion, I believe that the North and the South were completely different. The North was treated much better than the South. The North and the South are segregated differently. The South was far worse than the North, but both were treated unfairly.