A Dream Deferred
Examining Lorraine Hansberry’s iconic A Raisin in the Sun
Module 4: Afrocentrism
Lorraine Hansberry took her title from the poem Harlem by Langston Hughes. It articulates the consequences for Black Americans when we are locked out of the “American Dream. Learn about the poem and Langston Hughes.
Module 1: Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun
It is an axiom in the theatre world that no Black actors are unemployed in February because of the hundreds of productions of A Raisin in the Sun around the globe. Here is information about the play and its creator.
Module 2: Langston Hughes’ Harlem
Lorraine Hansberry took her title from the poem Harlem by Langston Hughes. It articulates the consequences for Black Americans when we are locked out of the “American Dream. Learn about the poem and Langston Hughes.
Module 3: Redlining - Defining and Dividing
Hansberry used her own life experience in writing her masterwork. Growing up on Chicago’s South Side, her father, Carl Hansberry was a real estate broker and civil rights activist who took his fight against restrictive real estate covenants all the way to the US Supreme Court. Learn more about his fight for justice.