Title: A Raisin in the Sun
First published: January 1, 1991
Description: This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959. Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena, called Mama. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school.

The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Sacrifice, trust and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration. Winner of the NY Drama Critic's Award as Best Play of the Year, it has been hailed as a "pivotal play in the history of the American Black theatre." by Newsweek and "a milestone in the American Theatre." by Ebony.
Subjects: Drama, African American families, History, Afro-Americans, African Americans, Motion picture plays, African American families in literature, Discrimination in housing, Race relations, SOCIAL SCIENCE, African American Studies, American, Ethnic Studies, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, 20th century, Film adaptations, American drama (dramatic works by one author), Jewish men, Juvenile drama, Scénarios de cinéma, Raisin in the sun (Hansberry, Lorraine), National Black Family Month, Afro-American families, A raisin in the sun (Play), Domestic drama, Théâtre bourgeois, Equality, Hansberry, lorraine , 1930-1965, African americans--history--drama, African americans--history--20th century--drama, African american families--drama, Ps3515.a515 r3 1994, 812/.54, Drama (dramatic works by one author)
Places: History
People: Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965)
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PS3558.U832 R35 2000