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. Taking its title from Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem," the production follows a black family on Chicago's south side trying to improve their financial circumstances with an insurance payout after the death of their patriarch. The story deals with racism, housing discrimination, and assimilation. Named the best play of 1959 by the New York Drama Critics' Circle, it has since been listed among the best plays ever written by 21st-century publications such as The Independent and Time Out.