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Lorraine HansberryLorraine Hansberry

American playwright whose American playwright whose A Raisin in the SunA Raisin in the Sun (1959) (1959) was the first drama by an was the first drama by an African American woman to African American woman to be produced on Broadway.be produced on Broadway.

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Born May 19, 1930, Chicago, Born May 19, 1930, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—Died Jan. 12, 1965, Ill., U.S.—Died Jan. 12, 1965, New York, N.YNew York, N.Y

Hansberry was interested in Hansberry was interested in writing from an early age and writing from an early age and while in high school was while in high school was drawn especially to the drawn especially to the theatre. theatre.

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She attended the University She attended the University of Wisconsin in 1948–50 and of Wisconsin in 1948–50 and then briefly the school of then briefly the school of the Art Institute of Chicago the Art Institute of Chicago and Roosevelt University and Roosevelt University (Chicago). (Chicago).

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After moving to New York City, she After moving to New York City, she held various minor jobs and studied held various minor jobs and studied at the New School for Social at the New School for Social Research while refining her writing Research while refining her writing skills. skills.

In 1958 she raised funds to produce In 1958 she raised funds to produce her play her play A Raisin in the SunA Raisin in the Sun, which , which opened in March 1959 at the Ethel opened in March 1959 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, meeting with great success.meeting with great success.

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Civil Rights Movement1954-1968

• Plessy vs. Ferguson: court cased ruled separate but equal. (allowed Jim Crow laws)

• Brown vs. Board of Education, overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson.

• Gov’t taking action and challenging segregation

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Brown vs. Board of Education

• 1954

• Linda Brown was forced to walk 1 mile to a black school when a white school was within block

• Court ruled separate is inherently unequal= no segregation of schools.

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NAACP

• Interracial organization

• Focused on challenging laws that prevented African-Americans from exercising their full rights as citizens

• Got two anti-lynching laws passed and helped with Brown vs. Board of Education

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National Urban League

• Dealt mainly with economic issues

• Helped African-Americans moving to major American cities

• They helped them find work and apartments

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CORE

• Congress of Racial Equality

• Bring peace through peaceful confrontation

• Gained strength from both white and blacks after WWII as the Civil Rights Movement began

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Undistinguished

• Unnoticed

• Inconspicuous

• He was an undistinguished part of the crowd.

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Accommodate

• To do a favor or help someone/something

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Uniformity

• Being the same as others.

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Exasperated

• To make very angry or impatient

• annoy greatly

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Vindicated

• to assert, maintain, or defend

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Rebuff

• a blunt or abrupt rejection

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Unobtrusive

• Unassertive

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Meddling

• to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation

• To interfere

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Strident

• having a shrill, irritating quality

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Profound

• having deep insight or understanding

• A profound thinker

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Dungarees

• work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim.

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Exuberant

• enthusiastic

• An exuberant welcome for the hero.

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Burlesque

• any ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature. (to make fun of a serious subject)

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Missionary

• a person strongly in favor of a program, set of principles, etc., who attempts to persuade or convert others.

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Forlorn

• desolate or dreary

• unhappy or miserable

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Heathen

• An uncultured or uncivilized person.

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Mutilate

• to injure, disfigure, or make something imperfect by removing or damaging

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Liberate

• To set free

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Haphazard

• Disorganized

• unplanned

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Lynch

• to put to death, esp. by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.

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Coquettish

• A flirtatious woman

• To flirt

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Eccentric

• something that is unusual, peculiar, or odd.

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Indifference

• Having little or no concern

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Radiant

• bright with joy, hope

• She had a radiant smile

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Amiable

• Friendly

• sociable


A Raisin in the Sun (1959) by Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965)

A Raisin in the Sun (1959) by Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965)

A Raisin in the Sun · A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway. It won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award - Hansberry was the

A Raisin in the Sun · A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway. It won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award - Hansberry was the

A RAISIN IN THE SUN - English - Homeenglishcastro.weebly.com/.../a_raisin_in_the_sun_text.doc · Web viewA Raisin in the Sun By Lorraine Hansberry To Mama: In gratitude for the dream

A RAISIN IN THE SUN - English - Homeenglishcastro.weebly.com/.../a_raisin_in_the_sun_text.doc · Web viewA Raisin in the Sun By Lorraine Hansberry To Mama: In gratitude for the dream

A Raisin in the Sun Act I Symbolic Staging: Lorraine Hansberry meticulously drafted some of the most detailed stage directions ever written. Why do you.

A Raisin in the Sun Act I Symbolic Staging: Lorraine Hansberry meticulously drafted some of the most detailed stage directions ever written. Why do you.

“A Raisin in the Sun” By Lorraine Hansberry. Author Information Author Information Here is the link you will view through edmdodo: Here is the link you.

“A Raisin in the Sun” By Lorraine Hansberry. Author Information Author Information Here is the link you will view through edmdodo: Here is the link you.

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raisin in the sun

Entrenching Identity: Beneatha in Hansberry’s A Raisin In ... · A Raisin in the Sun. Hansberry has made an attempt in which she represents woman as a powerful force behind man

Entrenching Identity: Beneatha in Hansberry’s A Raisin In ... · A Raisin in the Sun. Hansberry has made an attempt in which she represents woman as a powerful force behind man

A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry

A RAISIN IN THE SUN - Loudoun County Public Web viewA Raisin in the Sun. By Lorraine Hansberry. ... (Rising and bending over the table) Where were you, ... (With much eye-rolling and

A RAISIN IN THE SUN - Loudoun County Public Web viewA Raisin in the Sun. By Lorraine Hansberry. ... (Rising and bending over the table) Where were you, ... (With much eye-rolling and

Teaching Lorraine Hansberry A Raisin in the Sun · 6 P r e s t w i c k Ho u s e, in c. Multiple Critical Perspectives A Raisin in the Sun General Introduction to the Work Genre A

Teaching Lorraine Hansberry A Raisin in the Sun · 6 P r e s t w i c k Ho u s e, in c. Multiple Critical Perspectives A Raisin in the Sun General Introduction to the Work Genre A

A Raisin In The Sun… ~ Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin In The Sun… ~ Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun - Highline Public · PDF fileA Raisin in the Sun • a play written by Lorraine Hansberry • it debuted on Broadway in 1959 ... • Beneatha Younger (“Bennie”)

A Raisin in the Sun - Highline Public · PDF fileA Raisin in the Sun • a play written by Lorraine Hansberry • it debuted on Broadway in 1959 ... • Beneatha Younger (“Bennie”)

To Be Young Gifted and Black The Life of Lorraine Hansberry & Introduction to A Raisin in the Sun by Cam Matthews (Modified by Kael Moffat)

To Be Young Gifted and Black The Life of Lorraine Hansberry & Introduction to A Raisin in the Sun by Cam Matthews (Modified by Kael Moffat)

By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Warren C. Bowlesparksquaretheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/raisin-in-the-sun-PB-2018.pdf · Beneatha Younger Park Square Hamlet Representative Theatre

By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Warren C. Bowlesparksquaretheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/raisin-in-the-sun-PB-2018.pdf · Beneatha Younger Park Square Hamlet Representative Theatre

A Raisin in the Sun By Lorraine Hansberry Important Facts and How to Read a Play.

A Raisin in the Sun By Lorraine Hansberry Important Facts and How to Read a Play.

Lorraine Hansberry Author of A Raisin in the Sun May 19, 1930-January 12, 1965.

Lorraine Hansberry Author of A Raisin in the Sun May 19, 1930-January 12, 1965.

A Raisin in the Sun - · PDF fileA Raisin in the Sun Context LLorraine Hansberry was born in Chicago on ... A Raisin in the Sun, first performed as the conservative 1950s slid into

A Raisin in the Sun - · PDF fileA Raisin in the Sun Context LLorraine Hansberry was born in Chicago on ... A Raisin in the Sun, first performed as the conservative 1950s slid into

Raisin in the Sun · from the first production of Raisin in the Sun. I was struck by this letter from playwright Lorraine Hansberry, before anyone knew her name, to Langston Hughes

Raisin in the Sun · from the first production of Raisin in the Sun. I was struck by this letter from playwright Lorraine Hansberry, before anyone knew her name, to Langston Hughes

A Raisin in the Sun (1959) by Lorraine Hansberry (1930- 1965) Part I and II of II.

A Raisin in the Sun (1959) by Lorraine Hansberry (1930- 1965) Part I and II of II.

The Movement LORRAINE HANSBERRY - … · Caution: Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that A Raisin in the Sun, ... if particularly misguided praise of her play: “ ...

The Movement LORRAINE HANSBERRY - … · Caution: Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that A Raisin in the Sun, ... if particularly misguided praise of her play: “ ...