Lorraine Hansberry Sighted Eyes Feeling Heart (2017)

On March 11 1959 Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever As the firstever black woman to author a play performed on Broadway she did not shy away from richly drawn characters and unprecedented subject matter The play attracted record crowds and earned the coveted top prize from the New York Drama Critics Circle While the play is seen as a groundbreaking work of art the timely story of Hansberrys life is far less known