Understanding A raisin in the sun
American drama, history and criticism, 20th century
Zeithintergrund
African Americans in literature
Quelle
Negers
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History and criticism
A Raisin in the Sun is the first play by a black woman to be produced in a Broadway theater. First performed in 1959, before the civil rights and women's movements came to the fore, it raises issues of segregation, family strife, and relationships between men and women that are both representative o…
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