First produced in 1959, this landmark play by Lorraine Hansberry was the first play by a black playwright to win the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. A Raisin in the Sun portrays the experiences of the Youngers, a black family living on the South Side of Chicago. As the Youngers struggle to improve their financial situation and realize their dreams, they deal with issues ranging from generation clashes to the civil rights and women's movements. An introduction by Robert Nemiroff provides historical background on this American classic. 151 pgs, pb. ~ Lisa
When it was first produced in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for that season and hailed as a watershed in American drama. A pioneering work by an African-American playwright, the play was a radically new representation of black life.
Curriculum
Part of Moving Beyond The Page Highschool, not available on Kindle.
Required reading for home school co-op African American Literature class
My high schooler will use this with the American Literature course.