Lorraine Hansberry termed her best work, and he adapted many of her writings into the play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", which was the longest-running Off Broadway play of the 1968–69 season. It appeared in book form the following year under the title "To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words". She left behind an unfinished novel and several other plays, including "The Drinking Gourd" and "What Use Are Flowers?", with a range of content, from slavery to a post-apocalyptic future. "Raisin", a musical based on "A Raisin in the Sun," opened in New York in 1973,
Fate in a Pleasant Mood to appear, the tracks had been redistributed. After having released three albums in the previous eight years - "Super-Sonic Jazz" (1957), "Jazz in Silhouette" (1959) and "When Sun Comes Out" (1963) - Saturn released four albums in 1965. Along with "Fate In A Pleasant Mood", "Angels and Demons at Play" (recorded 1956-60), "Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow" (recorded 1961-62) and "Secrets of the Sun" (recorded 1962) were all released this year. ESP also released "The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One" at the same time. All songs were written by Sun Ra unless otherwise noted. Side A: Side B: