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January 12: American Playwright, Lorraine Hansberry Died, 1965
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Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 12, 2022

January 12: American Playwright, Lorraine Hansberry Died, 1965

• March 11, 1959 – Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin In the Sun” opens at Barrymore Theater, New York, the first play by a Black woman to premier on Broadway.

January 12: American Playwright, Lorraine Hansberry Died, 1965

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