American Literature Periods 4 and 5: How much is $10,000 and How Much Could It Buy

Our play, " A Raisin in The Sun" takes places in Chicago in the 1950's.  Here's how much things cost during that time.  This way, we can understand exactly how much $10,000 was worth, what it could buy, and how it was especially exceptional for a black family to have it.
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