Lorraine Hansberry

Lorraine Hansberry and ‘A Raisin in the Sun’
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Lorraine Hansberry and ‘A Raisin in the Sun’
Lorraine Hansberry was a very talented lady; she was a playwright, and author and activist. She was the first black playwright and won a New York Critics’ Circle Award at a very young age, for a great play ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ that was about a black family who were struggling with their life. This play opened on Broadway and became a huge success. She actively participated in the civil rights movement and fought for civil rights all over her life but unfortunately she died at the very young age of 34 because of cancer in her pancreas.
Among the hallmarks of the American stage Lorraine Hansberry’s play ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ has made its particular position. It still seeks new audiences that include Emmy-nominated television productions from both 1989 and 2008. Even the play has won Tony Awards in 2004 and 2014, along with the award of Best Revival of a Play.
Early Life of Lorraine Hansberry
In Chicago, Illinois, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry 3rd took birth in an African-American family on May 19, 1930; she was the youngest of among her four siblings. Hansberry’s parents were well-educated and successful citizens. Her father worked as a broker in the real estate field while the mother worked as a teacher. They both made great contributions for fighting against discrimination in black people. This family was aggressively hara…