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"Dear Mr. Hughes: I am the author of a three act dramatic play ... I have tentatively chosen as a title ... a line from one of your poems ... 'a raisin in the sun' ... " Lorraine Hansberry to Langston Hughes, 1958 in LH Papers https://bit.ly/2FKP6KP
Langston Hughes reply, 1958, to Lorraine Hansberry re. using line from his poem as title for A Raisin in the Sun: "I am happy to give you my permission and send you all my good wishes for its success." in Philip Rose Papers
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1957 script of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, noting that title was pending permission of Langston Hughes, from Lloyd RIchard Papers
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Envelope for tickets for Langston Hughes to opening night performance of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry on Broadway in 1959, from LH Papers https://bit.ly/2FKP6KP
Later letter from Lorraine Hansberry, "Dear, Dear Langston - Like a whole generation of people - you have been my favorite living poet. You are swiftly becoming one of my favorite people." Langston Hughes Papers
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