Events
May 19, 1930
Lorraine Hansberry is born in the South side of Chicago.May 1937
The Hansberry family move into a predominantly
white neighborhood, where they are threatened by a white mob.
The Supreme Court of Illinois eventually forced them to move out.
The U.S. Supreme court later overturned this ruling.1950
Lorraine Hansberry moves to New York to begin her writing career.
She began working for a progressive publication named "Freedom."June 20, 1953
Lorraine Hansberry marries Robert Nemiroff,
a Jewish writer with similar political views.
The wedding was at the Hansberry home in Chicago.1956-1957
Robert Nemiroff, Lorraine's husband, wrote the hit song, “Cindy, Oh Cindy.”
This allowed Hansberry to quit her job and fully devote herself to writing.
It was this time when she began to write "A Raisin in the Sun."March 11, 1959
A Raisin in the Sun opened at the Barrymore Theatre in New York.January 12, 1965
Hansberry dies of cancer at the age of 35.1962
Lorraine Hansberry and Robert B. Nemiroff get divorced.
However, they continue to work together.1948
Hansberry graduates from Englewood High School,
where she first began her interest in Theater.Summer of 1949
Hansberry spends the summer in Mexico studying painting.Periods
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