Lorraine Hansberry

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  • Born in Chicago, Illinois

  • Moved to a white neighborhood

  • Her father was killed

  • Graduated from Englewood High School

  • Worked on Henry A. Wallace's presidential campaign

  • Joined the staff of the black journal, Freedom Newspaper

  • She married Robert Nemiroff

  • A Raisin in the Sun was produced on Broadway

  • Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

  • Met with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy

  • Divorced Nemiroff

  • Death from cancer, New York City

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