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==Description==
  
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Notable as the author of 'A Raisin in the Sun' (1959).  First black person to write a play which performed on Broadway.  Staff member of the newspaper 'Freedom'.  Activist for gay rights and feminism. 
  
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==Further Reading/Research==
  
==Description==
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* http://www.biography.com/people/lorraine-hansberry-9327823
 
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* https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/lorraine-hansberry
Notabe author of 'A Raisin in the Sun' (1959)
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* https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/apr/23/artsfeatures.stage

Revision as of 21:04, 8 March 2017

Lorraine Hansberry

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1930 - 1965

Occupation

Playwright

Description

Notable as the author of 'A Raisin in the Sun' (1959). First black person to write a play which performed on Broadway. Staff member of the newspaper 'Freedom'. Activist for gay rights and feminism.

Further Reading/Research