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16 de ago. de 2023 · Learn about the life and work of Lorraine Hansberry, the first Black woman to write a play on Broadway and win a New York Critics’ Circle award. Find out about her personal life, civil rights involvement, and legacy.
Lorraine Hansberry was the youngest of four children born to Carl Augustus Hansberry, a successful real-estate broker and Nannie Louise (born Perry), a driving school teacher and ward committeewoman. In 1938, her father bought a house in the Washington Park Subdivision of the South Side of Chicago , incurring the wrath of some of ...
In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry made history as the first African American woman to have a show produced on Broadway—A Raisin in the Sun. As a playwright, feminist, and racial justice activist, Hansberry never shied away from tough topics during her short and extraordinary life.
14 de abr. de 2021 · Soyica Diggs Colbert, the author of “Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry.”. Paul B. Jones/Georgetown University. Hansberry was born on May 19, 1930, in the first Black-owned and...
7 de mai. de 2024 · Learn about the life and work of Lorraine Hansberry, the first African American woman to have a play on Broadway. Discover how her personal experiences, family and political views influenced her writing and activism.
8 de jul. de 2019 · Learn about Lorraine Hansberry, the first Black woman to have a play produced on Broadway and a civil rights activist. Discover her early life, education, marriage, career, and legacy.
15 de mai. de 2024 · Lorraine Hansberry (born May 19, 1930, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died January 12, 1965, New York, New York) was an American playwright whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.
