From Powells.com
Staff Pick
Best known for her play, A Raisin in the Sun, author and playwright Lorraine Hansberry was at the forefront of civil rights activism (along with the likes of Paul Robeson, W. E. B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, Nina Simone, and others). Despite succumbing to pancreatic cancer at the young age of 34, Hansberry’s influence still resounds today. Published posthumously, To Be Young, Gifted and Black collects journal entries, assorted writings, interviews, letters, and other short prose – offering not only a glimpse into a stunning talent taken too soon, but also a stirring range of human emotion. Recommended By Jeremy G., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
This is the story of a young woman born in Chicago who came to New York, won fame with her play,
A Raisin in the Sun — and went on to new heights of artistry before her tragic death. In turns angry, loving, bitter, laughing, and defiantly proud, the story, voice, and message are all Lorraine Hansberry's own, coming together in one of the major works of the black experience in mid-century America.