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A Raisin in the Sun
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A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
is a play by
Lorraine Hansberry
that debuted on
Broadway
in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "
A Dream Deferred
") by
Langston Hughes
. The story tells a black family's experiences in the
Washington Park Subdivision
of
Chicago
's
Woodlawn
neighborhood as they attempt to "better" themselves with an insurance payout from the death of the father. The
New York Drama Critics' Circle
named it the best play of 1959.
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