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Lorraine Hansberry
AuthorBooks · Second hand1930-1965
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry was an American playwright and civil rights activist. She was the first Black American female author to have a play performed on Broadway.
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About Lorraine Hansberry
Birth
1930
Death
1965
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry was an American playwright and civil rights activist. She was the first Black American female author to have a play performed on Broadway.
Lorraine Hansberry was born in Chicago in 1930 and became a foundational figure in American drama.
Her most famous work, A Raisin in the Sun, is an essential pillar of 20th-century theater and literature.
Beyond her work as a playwright and screenwriter, she was a dedicated activist for social justice.
Throughout her prolific career, she wrote a total of 32 works that explore the complexity of the human experience.
Her legacy endures as a powerful voice that transformed the theatrical landscape before her passing in 1965.