Raisin In the Sun
A Raisin In The Sun Carl and Nannie Hansberry gave birth to a talent girl, Lorraine Hansberry, on May 19, 1935. ... It was first called “The Crystal Stair” but later title became “A Raisin in the Sun” that came from a Langston Hughes poem. Hansberry play “A Raisin in the Sun” gave her the winning of New York Drama Critics Award for best play. ... During the growth of the Civil Rights Movement in 1950’s, “A Raisin in the Sun” play was developed to show American people how a black family struggled to make changes in their lives and to fulfill dreams.