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A Raisin in the Sun : Joseph Gifts Beneatha Nigerian Clothing

Beneatha's (Diana Sands) Nigerian classmate, Joseph (Ivan Dixon), gifts her traditional Nigerian clothing as a token of his affection

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beat, action, beat, emotion, dialogue, medium long shot, medium shot, music, nondiegetic, pan, prop, shot/reverse shot, tilt, two-shot

Diversity in Media Representation

Black: African, Black: African-American, LGBTQ: Cisgender Female, LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Woman

"Joseph Gifts Beneatha Nigerian Clothing" in A Raisin in the Sun. Directed by Daniel Petrie, Columbia Pictures, 1961, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2905

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