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Lorraine was born in the middle class African american family during the great depression
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Was given a white fur coat for Christmas which she wore to school and was beaten by her class mates
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Lorraine mother stood watch with a gun when someone threw a rock through the window almost hitting Lorraine
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There father moved them to a white suburb and was away fighting for their rights they were subsequently evicted the case went to the supreme courts
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In 1944 Lorraine graduated Elementary. She later joined Eaglewood high school
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Her father had gone to mexico to find a home for his family to be safe in and suffered a brain injury
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Lorraine Hansberry went to the University of Wisconsin Madison in the year 1948
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She went to new York and joined The New School to pursue her writing
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In 1952, Lorraine Hansberry went to Montevideo, Uruguay to attend a peace conference. She later wrote in support of gay rights.
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Lorraine got married to Robert Nemiroff on June 20, 1953
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1957, she joined Daughters of Billitis hence contributing to ‘The Ladder’ magazine. She later wrote ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ which was a play
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Lorraine was 28 when she got to meet James Baldwin who was 34 at the time. Who became her close friend and confidant
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The first play written by a black woman to appear on Broadway
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Lorraine was invited to meet Robert F, Kennedy but declined
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Lorraine died of cancer at age 34
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4 years after her death her friend wrote a song after being inspired by a talk Hansberry had with delivered to college students