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In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a black chauffeur, dreams of a better life, and hopes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses some of the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out. Walter sinks the rest of the money into his business scheme, only to have it stolen by one of his partners. In despair Walter contacts Lindner, and almost begs to buy them out, but with the help of his wife, Walter finally finds a way to assert his dignity. Deeply committed to the black struggle for equality and human rights, Lorraine Hansberry's brilliant career as a writer was cut short by her death when she was only 35. A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway and won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Hansberry was the youngest and the first black writer to receive this award.
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Deeply committed to the Black struggle for equality and human rights, Lorraine Hansberry's brilliant career as a writer was cut short by her death when she was only 35. A Raisin in The Sun was the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway and won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Hansberry was the youngest and the first black writer to receive this award.
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Karl Lindner is the only white character in this extraordinary play . The play was written by Lorraine Hansberry in the 1950s. It is about the Youngers, a black family who tired of living in sub-standard accommodation wanted to better themselves in a house with space and a garden. They have the money from Mama's husband's insurance policy but her son impatient to move into a business venture and become rich is cheated out of the money.
But the reason I bought the play was to trace the antecedents of Hansberry's character, Karl Lindner,who approaches the black family when he believes they will move into a white neighbourhood by offering to buy them out.
Karl Lindner is featured in Bruce Norris's 'Clybourne Park'
But the reason I bought the play was to trace the antecedents of Hansberry's character, Karl Lindner,who approaches the black family when he believes they will move into a white neighbourhood by offering to buy them out.
Karl Lindner is featured in Bruce Norris's 'Clybourne Park'
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