Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 22, 2022

[REBROADCAST FROM May 26, 2021] Soyica Colbert, interim dean of Georgetown College and professor of African American studies and performing arts, joined us for the May installment of our “Full Bio” series. In May, we took a deep dive into her biography of Lorraine Hansberry titled, Radical Vision. Today, we discuss Hansberry’s history making work, "A Raisin in the Sun."

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