Introduction

The play begins in 1959, when white Chicago homeowners try to stop their neighbors from selling a bungalow to a black family- specifically, the Younger family, whose decision to buy the house was chronicled in the 1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry. ​

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Over the course of the next two acts in this sequel, we will see how the Younger family navigates their new life living in a mostly white neighborhood after moving into their new suburban home...