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Raisin in the Sun: Background
Library resources for studying A Raisin in the Sun
Background
1950s & 1960s social perspectives
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Lorraine Hansberry
For Lorraine Hansberry, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Was Just the Start
Lorraine Hansberry Biography
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes, Feeling Heart (biographical video)
"Young, Gifted and Black" speech
Reception and performance history
Background and Criticism of A Raisin in the Sun
The Evolution of A Raisin in the Sun, From Dream Deferred to Broadway Masterpiece
A Raisin in the Sun Dramaturgy - Triad Stage
Review of the Original1959 Broadway Production
Put a link to the book intro here
20th century African-American visionaries
Three Visions for African Americans
A History of Beef Between Black Writers, Artists, and Intellectuals
Marcus Garvey, "The Negro Moses"
W.E.B. du Bois
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