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Birth
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Moving
Hansberry and her family move to an all-white Chicago suburb, where they are met with violence and hostility; the unrest leads to a civil rights lawsuit by Hansberry's parents. -
Court
US Supreme Court rules in favor of the Hansberrys in their civil rights case -
Father
Hansberry's father, Carl, dies in Mexico -
University of Wisconsin
She begins studies at the University of Wisconsin. -
Study
Hansberry studies briefly in Mexico. -
Change of Pace
She drops out of Wisconsin, studies at Roosevelt University, and moves to New York City. -
Magazine
She begins writing for Paul Robeson's Freedom Magazine. -
Marriage
Hansberry marries Robert Nemiroff, a Jewish songwriter. -
W.E.B. DuBois
Hansberry studies under W.E.B DuBois. -
Writing
Hansberry becomes a full-time writer. -
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun is completed -
Broadway
A Raisin in the Sun hits Broadway -
Film
The play is turned into a film featuring Sidney Poitier and wins a Cannes Film Festival award. -
Divorce
Hansberry divorces Nemiroff. -
Death
Lorraine Hansberry dies of cancer in New York.