Lorraine Hansberry

“Come to A Raisin in the Sun as you would to any classic. It speaks to us today as it did almost half a century ago.” – Bonnie Greer In South Side Chicago, Walter Lee, a Black chauffeur, dreams of a better life and hopes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who...

A revised Student Edition of Lorraine Hansberry's iconic 1959 play A Raisin in the Sun - the first play produced on Broadway to be written by a Black woman. Alongside the play text itself, this edition contains commentary and notes by Isaiah Wooden, which consider the play's: • Socio-historical context, including the Jim Crow laws and racial segregation in the...

In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a black chauffeur, dreams of a better life and hopes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses some of the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them...