Lorraine Hansberry
Raisin in the Sun
In 2022, a statue of Lorraine Hansberry was revealed in Times Square on June 9 and then begin a tour of the country on its way to its permanent home in Chicago, Hansberry’s birthplace. Hansberry was the first African American woman to have a play performed on Broadway. Her play, A Raisin in the Sun, became an instant hit and is considered to be one of the greatest American plays of all time.
In this month of February, let's commit to learning more about Hansberry and reading and discussing this play. Copies will be available at the front desk starting February 1st. We'll discuss this play, and Hansberry, on Monday, February 27 at 7pm (in person and online), register HERE.
Here are some other items we encourage you to watch, read or listen.
1.) Watch this biography:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/lorraine-hansberry-sighted-eyesfeeling-heart-documentary/9846/# or through Kanopy
2.) Read:
Raisin in the Sun (ask for copy at front desk)
3.) Watch:
Raisin in the Sun (borrow the DVD)
4.) Read:
1.The price of the ticket : collected nonfiction: 1948-1985
by Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, author. (request through the catalog)
Essay, Sweet Lorraine by James Baldwin
5.) Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dvApFnLQyE Raisin in the Sun interview with Professor Imani Perry --starts 10 minutes in.
6.) Read:
Radical vision : a biography of Lorraine Hansberry
by Colbert, Soyica Diggs, 1979- author. (request through catalog)
https://teachnovels.com/a-raisin-in-the-sun-discussion-questions/ (this is for me for leading a discussion)
Raisin in the Sun
In 2022, a statue of Lorraine Hansberry was revealed in Times Square on June 9 and then begin a tour of the country on its way to its permanent home in Chicago, Hansberry’s birthplace. Hansberry was the first African American woman to have a play performed on Broadway. Her play, A Raisin in the Sun, became an instant hit and is considered to be one of the greatest American plays of all time.
In this month of February, let's commit to learning more about Hansberry and reading and discussing this play. Copies will be available at the front desk starting February 1st. We'll discuss this play, and Hansberry, on Monday, February 27 at 7pm (in person and online), register HERE.
Here are some other items we encourage you to watch, read or listen.
1.) Watch this biography:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/lorraine-hansberry-sighted-eyesfeeling-heart-documentary/9846/# or through Kanopy
2.) Read:
Raisin in the Sun (ask for copy at front desk)
3.) Watch:
Raisin in the Sun (borrow the DVD)
4.) Read:
1.The price of the ticket : collected nonfiction: 1948-1985
by Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, author. (request through the catalog)
Essay, Sweet Lorraine by James Baldwin
5.) Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dvApFnLQyE Raisin in the Sun interview with Professor Imani Perry --starts 10 minutes in.
6.) Read:
Radical vision : a biography of Lorraine Hansberry
by Colbert, Soyica Diggs, 1979- author. (request through catalog)
https://teachnovels.com/a-raisin-in-the-sun-discussion-questions/ (this is for me for leading a discussion)