The play A Raisin in the Sun is one of the most recognizable stage productions in the last 60 years of American history. Many Americans have encountered it—whether on Broadway, at a local production, in film, or in a high school or college classroom. Yet, the person who wrote it, Lorraine Hansberry, has not received the kind of highly regarded, mainstream understanding that other artists of her talent level have over the years. Nor, argues Imani Perry, has she made the kind of comeback to mainstream notoriety among African Americans and others in the United States in the same way Read more