Crucible, SheffieldLorraine Hansberry's landmark play about the struggles of an African American family in a Chicago slum is as relevant today as it was half a century agoLorraine Hansberry (1930-65) is the first black woman to have had a play produced on Broadway " in 1959. How many black women have had plays on main stages in major cities since? The power and craft of the writing make A Raisin in the Sun as moving …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:19AM on February 7, 2016