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Lorraine Vivian Hansberry
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry was born on May 19,1930 in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were Nannie and Carl Hansberry. She was the youngest of four children (fourth child). Her dad was a real-estate broker and her mom was a school teacher. In 1938, her family moved to a white neighborhood and was violently attacked by her neighbors. Instead of Lorraine enrolling in Southern Colleges she broker her family tradition and went to the University of Wisconsin in Madison. When she was in college she changed her major to writing. Two years later she dropped out and moved to New York City. She went to the a school called the New School for social research. She also worked for Paul Robeson’s progressive black newspaper.
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry was born on May 19,1930 in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were Nannie and Carl Hansberry. She was the youngest of four children (fourth child). Her dad was a real-estate broker and her mom was a school teacher. In 1938, her family moved to a white neighborhood and was violently attacked by her neighbors. Instead of Lorraine enrolling in Southern Colleges she broker her family tradition and went to the University of Wisconsin in Madison. When she was in college she changed her major to writing. Two years later she dropped out and moved to New York City. She went to the a school called the New School for social research. She also worked for Paul Robeson’s progressive black newspaper.