Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017-10-14
118
Released
Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary.

Overview

On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever 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 Hansberry’s life is far less known.



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LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richard

Narrator (voice)
Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose

Lorraine Hansberry (voice)
Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

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Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Self
Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Self
Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett J

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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

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