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