“WE MUST LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER AS BROTHERS OR

PERISH TOGETHER AS FOOLS.” –MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

John Vizzini

A Raisin in The Sun and The 60’s

Martin Luther King Jr.• Entered Morehouse College at 15

in 1944• Wanted the be like his dad and

became a Baptist minister• Was chosen to lead the

Montgomery Bus Boycott- • 1960-became head of SCLC

(Southern Christian Leadership Conference)- now a full time civil rights leader

• 1963- king organized the march on Washington; speaker after speaker demanded an end to the Jim Crow Laws; King made famous I have a dream speech here

• April 4th, 1968 King was assassinated

How it Relates • Youngers pushed

to get a better house

• Both pushed for better lives for blacks

Segregated Housing

Blacks lived in poorer neighborhoods

Higher crime rates and cheaper houses in these neighborhoods

Denied adequate housing because of color

Whites would do anything to keep blacks out of their neighborhood

How this Relates• The Lindner’s tried

to bribe the youngers out of buying the new house

• Youngers lived in poor little apartment

“rooms for refined colored adults”

My Cultural Background

Italian and Polish We have a family dinner

every Sunday Because I'm Italian I like

Italian food The youngers take pride

in their cultures and so do I

Personal goals Make a lot of Money- I want

to be able to support my family alone and still have money to spare

Go to college- I want to go to college and get a good degree

Raise a good family- I want to live happily with my family and live on

Conclusion Overall, you should do anything to

achieve your dreams and goals Never let anyone change who you

are Don’t let anyone tell you how to

live your life