Lorraine Hansberry

An American author.

A Raisin in the Sun

A play about the Younger family, who debate how to use $10,000 in life insurance money. Walter wants to invest the money in a liquor store, while his mother Mama wants to buy a house in the white neighborhood Clybourne Park. Mama’s daughter Beneatha wants to spend the money on medical school and, unlike the other members of the family, explores her African heritage.

The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Autobiography