A Raisin in the Sun. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1959 book
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A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, 1959
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Bill Duke, 1989

In 1950s Chicago, a financially disadvantaged black family not only battles against the pervasive forces of prejudice and animosity but also grapples with internal conflicts that compound their struggles.


Doc Hollywood. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1979 book, What? Dead... Again?
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What? Dead... Again?
Neil B. Shulman, 1979
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Michael Caton-Jones, 1991

Having completed his medical residency in a Washington, D.C. hospital, Dr. Benjamin Stone drives to Beverly Hills for a job interview with noted plastic surgeon. While passing through Grady, South Carolina, Ben smashes into a fence to avoid hitting a cow. The fence belongs to Judge Evans, who then sentences him to 32 hours of community service at the town’s medical clinic.