Lorraine Hansberry on A RAISIN IN THE SUN
A Raisin in the Sun
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When Lorraine Hansberry’s play A RAISIN IN THE SUN opened in New York in March 1959, its author became the first African American female playwright to have a production on Broadway. The play went on to be named the best of the year by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. In the following illustrated audio segment from a 1961 interview with Patricia Marx, Hansberry discusses her seminal work and her future plans.
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