Troy Maxson Racism

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Apple
Apples never fall far from the tree. After Troy Maxson dies, Rose states to Cory that “You just like him. You got him in you good” (Wilson 97). Whether Cory likes it or not, he will always be a Maxson. Cory is a chip off the block.

Blue
“Hear it ring! Hear it ring! I had a dog his name was Blue...You know Blue was mighty true" (Wilson 44)

The song of Blue the Dog refers to an African American slave. Troy Maxson sings the song to emphasize that racism and segregation still exist in the modern era.

Crawford Grill
The grill that Lyons plays at. The owner of the Crawford grill also owned the Crawford baseball team in the Negro League. Troy Maxson might have played on this team.

Debt
Before the play was taken place, Troy Maxson was in …show more content…

Troy believes that he is being discriminated against, and gets help from the union to make him a truck driver.

Segregation
(N)- A form of racism
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When Troy Maxson played baseball, the American sport was completely segregated. African American players were in the Negro League, and White Players were in Major League Baseball. The second commissioner of the MLB, Happy Chandler, created the Major League Committee on Baseball Integration in 1945, after African Americans served the nation in World War II.

In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American baseball player in the Major League, playing as a first baseman for the Dodger’s. Troy Maxson is extremely jealous of the fact that he was unable to play in the Major League, due the segregation.

Time
“Troy, I won’t be able to cook the chicken pot pie on time that you wanted me to make! ”

“Rose, just stop cooking? I’m going to the bar with Bono so leave me be. I’ll be back at around 1. Remember, I always come back 365 days a YEAR.”

Ubiquitous
Although Troy Maxson died at the end of the play, Cory realized how his father is omnipotent by being born through Raynell, and decides to go to his

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