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Jul 8, 2019 · Lorraine Hansberry (May 19, 1930–January 12, 1965) was a playwright, essayist, and civil rights activist. She is best known for writing "A Raisin in the Sun," the first play by a Black woman produced on Broadway. Her civil rights work and writing career were cut short by her death from pancreatic cancer at age 34. Fast Facts: Lorraine Hansberry.
Jan 12, 2018 · Jan. 12, 2018. A few months before her death from pancreatic cancer in early 1965, the playwright Lorraine Hansberry spoke about a letter to the editor that she sent to, but that was ultimately ...
Jan 10, 2018 · Born in 1930, Lorraine Hansberry was a woman of many “firsts.” She was the first African-American woman to live in her residence hall, Langdon Manor, at the University of Wisconsin in 1948.
Jan 26, 2022 · Lorraine Hansberry in 1959 in her New York City apartment at 337 Bleecker St., where she wrote the first-ever Broadway play by an African American woman, "A Raisin in the Sun." (David Attie/Getty ...
May 17, 2019 · Lorraine Hansberry was born on May 19, 1930, and grew up in an intellectual milieu where she had frequent contact with W.E.B. DuBois, Paul Robeson and other notable African American activist leaders.
he Lorraine Hansberry Literary Trust (LHLT) is the official and authorized organization representing Lorraine Hansberry. Our mission is to steward the legacy of the celebrated playwright and to ensure that her works and her commitment to art, social change, and human evolution continue to inspire.
Oct 9, 2018 · LOOKING FOR LORRAINE The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry By Imani Perry 236 pp. Beacon Press. $26.95. Lorraine Hansberry was one of the most brilliant minds to pass through the ...
