Clybourne Park Improvement Association
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The Clybourne Park Improvement Association is a fictional neighborhood organization in Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun," representing the white community’s efforts to resist racial integration in their Chicago suburb.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clybourne Park Improvement Association canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional organization
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literary entity ⓘ neighborhood association ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | A Raisin in the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| associatedWithPlace | Clybourne Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Lorraine Hansberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Raisin in the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Raisin in the Sun (1959 play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | American drama ⓘ |
| hasMember | Karl Lindner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleInPlot | initiates conflict over the Younger family’s move ⓘ |
| impliedGoal | preventing Black family from moving in ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | obstacle to the Younger family’s home purchase ⓘ |
| offersToBuyBackHouseFrom | Younger family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Clybourne Park (2010 play by Bruce Norris) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
institutional racism
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segregationist attitudes in mid‑20th‑century America ⓘ white community resistance to racial integration ⓘ |
| statedGoal | maintaining neighborhood character ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
collective pressure to preserve racial homogeneity
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systemic barriers to Black upward mobility ⓘ |
| themeRelation |
housing discrimination
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racial segregation ⓘ white liberalism and hypocrisy ⓘ |
| timeSetting | mid‑20th century ⓘ |
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