Lorraine Hansberry
KNOWN FOR
Wrote "A Raisin in the Sun"
AMERICAN MASTERS FILM
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (Jan 2018)Directed by Tracy Heather Strain
Written Features
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
Watch | Archival Interview of Lorraine Hansberry Fresh Off Her Success From “Raisin in the...
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry Quotes
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry Biographical Timeline
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry Biography
Read a brief biography of Lorraine Hansberry.
Eight Haunting Quotes from Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun”
The play premiered on Broadway in 1959 and earned the New York Drama Critic's Circle...
Video Features
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry's Inspiration for "A Raisin in the Sun"
Learn about the process that led Lorraine Hansberry to write her groundbreaking play.
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry speaks out against injustice
Lorraine Hansberry speaks out with "sighted eyes and feeling heart" against injustice.
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry on being young, gifted and black
Lorraine Hansberry encourages young writers to represent their community in their work.
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
The Groundbreaking Broadway Casting of "A Raisin in the Sun"
Sidney Poitier, Lloyd Richard and Ruby Dee reflect on casting for "A Raisin in the Sun."
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart - Trailer
Explore the life of activist and playwright Lorraine Hansberry.
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