Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in The Sun (1961) Playwright Lorraine Hansberry became the first Black woman to have a play on Broadway when this opened in 1959. She also became the youngest winner of New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award. | Old Hollywood

144K views · 12K reactions | Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. She was 29 when she wrote it, becoming the youngest American playwright and only the fifth woman to receive the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook