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A RAISIN IN THE SUN

The Life and Literature of Lorraine Hansberry. A RAISIN IN THE SUN. Lorraine Hansberry. BIRTH: May 19, 1930 in Chicago DEATH: January 12, 1965 in New York City EDUCATION: University of Wisconsin, Art Institute of Chicago, Roosevelt University New School, for Social Research .

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A RAISIN IN THE SUN

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  1. The Life and Literature of Lorraine Hansberry

    A RAISIN IN THE SUN

  2. Lorraine Hansberry BIRTH: May 19, 1930 in Chicago DEATH: January 12, 1965 in New York City EDUCATION: University of Wisconsin, Art Institute of Chicago, Roosevelt University New School, for Social Research
  3. Hansberry’s Family Lorraine Hansberry - daughter of a prominent real-estate broker, Carl Hansberry. Her parents were intellectuals and activists. Her father was an active member of the Republican Party. Hansberry's parents sent her to public schools rather than private ones as a protest against the segregation laws.
  4. Hansberry’s Education In 1950, Hansberry dropped out of college and moved to New York. She took classes in writing and worked as an associate editor of a radical black magazine. During this period, Hansberry met Langston Hughes, whose work, specifically his artistic integrity, had deep influence. Hansberry studied African history under W.E.B. Du Bois.
  5. Writing A Raisin in the Sun When Lorraine was eight, her parents bought a house in a white neighborhood, where they were welcomed one night by a racist mob which led to a civil rights case. Carl Hansberry (Lorraine Hansberry’s father) won an anti-segregation case before the Illinois Supreme Court, upon which the events in the play were loosely based.
  6. Literary Success Hansberry raised the money herself to stage the play on Broadway where it was met with great success. A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman produced on Broadway.
  7. Her Legacy “Hansberry portrayed individuals – not only black – who defend their own and other's dignity.” Listen to NPR’s anniversary show for Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun
  8. Themes the importance of dreams the frustration of dreams deferred the strength of family the importance of not selling out the problems of conflicting expectations the belief that love and trust will win over deceit and selfishness the dangers of prejudice and stereotyping
  9. Title: A Raisin in the Sun A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?
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