Lorraine Hansberry Playwright and Voice of Justice |
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| Author:
| Scheader, Catherine |
| Series title: | African-American Biographies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89490-945-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Enslow Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95USD $26.60 |
Book Description:
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The life and career of this groundbreaking African-American playwright, the first African American to achieve critical and popular success on Broadway, is detailed. Her play, A Raisin in the Sun, the first play to depict a realistic African-American family struggling, has become a classic of the theater. A native of racially segregated Chicago, Hansberry also used her place in the public eye to help advance the cause of racial equality.
The life and career of this groundbreaking African-American playwright, the first African American to achieve critical and popular success on Broadway, is detailed. Her play, A Raisin in the Sun, the first play to depict a realistic African-American family struggling, has become a classic of the theater. A native of racially segregated Chicago, Hansberry also used her place in the public eye to help advance the cause of racial equality.