Search results
Carl Augustus Hansberry (April 30, 1895 – March 17, 1946) was an American real estate broker and political activist, and was plaintiff in the 1940 Supreme Court decision Hansberry v. Lee. He was also the father of award-winning playwright Lorraine Hansberry and the great-grandfather of actress Taye Hansberry .
Jul 10, 2020 · Carl Hansberry founded Lake Street Bank, one of Chicago’s first Black-owned financial institutions, and was a successful real estate agent when he bought the Rhodes Avenue three-flat in 1937....
Jan 17, 2022 · Lorraine’s father, Carl Augustus Hansberry, was a real-estate speculator and a proud race man. When Lorraine was seven years old, the family bought a house in a mostly white neighborhood....
People also ask
What did Hansberry SR do for a living?
What did Hansberry think of Walter's dreams?
Why did the Supreme Court reverse Hansberry v Lee?
What happened at a candlelight vigil at the Hansberry family home?
Jan 11, 2018 · January 11, 2018. May 19, 1930 — Lorraine Vivian Hansberry is born to Carl Augustus Hansberry, Sr. and Nannie Louise Hansberry in Chicago, Illinois. 1937 — Carl moves his family to a home...
Apr 8, 2023 · Born in Mississippi on April 30, 1895, Carl Augustus Hansberry was a successful real estate broker and activist. He and his wife Nannie Perry welcomed their youngest child, Lorraine Hansberry, into the world on May 19, 1930, at Provident Hospital on the South Side of Chicago.
Mar 6, 2013 · Lorraine Vivian Hansberry was born in Chicago on May 19, 1930, the youngest of four children born to Carl Augustus Hansberry, a prominent real estate broker, and his wife, Nannie Louise Hansberry, a schoolteacher and ward committeewoman. Lorraine’s uncle, William Leo Hansberry, taught African history at Howard University.
Apr 10, 2023 · A portrait of Carl Augustus Hansberry, Chicago real estate broker, entrepreneur, civic leader and father of playwright Lorraine Hansberry circa 1940 (The New York Public Library) Between 1915 and 1970, during the Great Migration, millions of Black people left the South in droves for northern cities like Chicago to pursue better living ...
Searches related to carl augustus hansberry
carl augustus hansberry cause of death carl augustus charlotte nc carl augustus hansberry obituary
