Hansberry, Lorraine: 1930-1965

A Raisin in the Sun, 1959 - Background

Jim Crow
A Raisin in the Sun and Discrimination in Housing Against Nonwhites Persists Quietly. Susan Chenelle and Audrey Fisch, The New York Times; March 13, 2014
Talk about the life of playwright Lorraine Hansberry and how it inspired her legendary play.