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parents
Lorraine's parents were Carl Augustus Hansberry and Nannie Louise Perry -
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry was born on May 19, 1930 in Chicago Illinois -
Siblings
Lorraine has 3 siblings 2 brothers named Carl Augustus Hansberry, Jr. and Perry Holloway Hansberry she also has 1 sister named Mamie Louise Hansberry -
Uncle
Her uncle was William Leo Hansberry, a scholar of African studies at Howard University in Washington, D.C. -
Early life
In 1938, Hansberry's family moved to a white neighborhood and was violently attacked by neighbors. -
Her Elementary school
Hansberry graduated from Betsy Ross Elementary in 1944 -
Father
Carl Hansberry was born on April 30, 1895. he was an American real estate broker and political activist. but later died on March 7, 1946 -
What University she attended
She attended the University of Wisconsin in 1948–50 and then briefly the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Roosevelt University (Chicago). -
High school
Hansberry graduated from Englewood High School in 1948. -
Her first Job
She enrolled in the University of Wisconsin but left before completing her degree. After studying painting in Chicago and Mexico, Hansberry moved to New York in 1950 to begin her career as a writer. -
What she did in New york
In New York, Hansberry attended the New School for Social Research and then worked for Paul Robeson’s progressive Black newspaper, Freedom, as a writer and associate editor from 1950 to 1953. -
A play Lorraine wrote
Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun, a play about a struggling Black family, which opened on Broadway to great success. -
Awarded with the New York Critics' Circle award.
Hansberry was the youngest American to win a New York Critics’ Circle award. -
what she fought for
Hansberry was an advocate for gay rights. -
what she she did in her writings
She addressed social issues in her writings. -
when Lorraine passed
Lorraine passed away on January 12, 1965 -
how she passed
Lorraine passed way due Pancreatic cancer -
Mother
Nannie Louise Perry was born on June 24, 1896, in Tennessee but later died in 1966 -
dedication
Nina Simone dedicated a song to her -
Resources
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/blog/young-gifted-and-black-who-was-lorraine-hansberry https://www.biography.com/writer/lorraine-hansberry https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lorraine-Hansberry https://www.fembio.org/english/biography.php/woman/biography/lorraine-hansberry/ https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Lorraine_Hansberry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Hansberry https://lorrainehansberryinitiative.org/