Playwright and activist
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry brought questions of housing, family, and segregation to the American stage. A Raisin in the Sun follows a Black Chicago family weighing a chance to move into a new home.
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A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
A Chicago family debates how to use an inheritance and faces resistance to moving into a new home.
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The Lyric’s Historic Legacy
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