After receiving this award, she sat down for an interview in her home in Chicago. Hansberry won a Drama Desk Award for her debut play. These threaten to pull the family apart and push their dreams out of reach. It tells the story of the proud Younger family as they grapple with different definitions of the American dream and how to achieve it, while battling racial discrimination, financial pitfalls, and relationship challenges. A Raisin in the Sun opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway in March, 1959 and was extremely successful. Lorraine Hansberry was the first African American woman to write a play produced on Broadway. Photo Credit: Getty Images Copyright: David Attie
About Lorraine Hansberry: The Playwright of a Raisin in the Sun
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