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Lorraine Hansberry was a playwright and writer. She was the first black woman to write a play performed on Broadway. Her best known work, the play "A Raisin in the Sun", highlights the lives of Black Americans living under racial segregation in Chicago.
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Lorraine Hansberry | |
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 Lorraine V. Hansberry, 1955 | |
| Born | Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 1965 (aged 34) New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison The New School |
| Occupation | Playwright, writer, stage director |
| Spouse(s) | Robert B. Nemiroff
(m. 1953; div. 1962) |
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