Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart: Lorraine Hansberry
Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart tells the dramatic story of Lorraine Hansberry, the young, gifted and black woman who chose words to fight injustice—on stage and off.
Series
Premiere Date
January 19, 2018
Length
120 minutes
Funding Type
Awards & Recognition
Winner
2018 Peabody Awards - George Foster Peabody Award
At a time when women, people of color, and homosexuals were confined to the margins of society, Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), best known for A Raisin in the Sun, boldly challenged U.S. society to live up to its ideals. Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart tells the dramatic story of the young, gifted and black woman who chose words to fight injustice—on stage and off.