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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
A photo of actors playing Walter, Ruth, and Beneatha Younger in the first stage production of the play, 1959.

A photo of actors playing Walter, Ruth, and Beneatha Younger in the first stage production of the play, 1959.

Citation Information
“A raisin in the sun [1959], original cast,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/5b21ea289d60f31ebaaae59b79474d7a.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of The New York Public Library.

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A photo of actors playing Walter, Ruth, and Beneatha Younger in the first stage production of the play, 1959.

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