Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Inter-ethnic Issues in Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window by Steven R. Carter
Orginal Publication Date
1988
Journal Title
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Volume
11
Issue
ees/vol11/iss2
First Page
[1]
Last Page
12
Abstract
When Lorraine Hansberry's second produced play, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, opened on Broadway in 1964, some white critics expressed surprise that her protagonist was Jewish rather than black and some blacks were disappointed or even outraged by this, feeling that she was deserting the "cause" and trying too hard to win acclaim as a "universal" writer.[1] Others from both groups, of course, warmly defended her.
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Copyright, ©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1988