Lorraine Hansberry

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Lorraine Hansberry was a pioneering African American playwright and civil rights activist best known for her groundbreaking Broadway drama that explored Black family life and racial segregation in mid-20th-century America.


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A Raisin in the Sun
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A Raisin in the Sun (2014 Broadway revival)
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Lorraine Motel ("Lorraine Hansberry (disputed, sometimes said to be named after a song "Sweet Lorraine")")
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A Raisin in the Sun
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