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... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > African American activism > Lorraine Hansberry
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > African American activism > Lorraine Hansberry
... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > literature and activism > Lorraine Hansberry
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > literature and activism > Lorraine Hansberry
other subjects > arts and humanities > literature (humanities) > literature and activism > Lorraine Hansberry

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Lorraine Hansberry  

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  • A civil rights activist and one of the foremost and recognized playwrights of the Harlem Renaissance. Lorraine Vivian Hansberry was born on May 19, 1930, shortly after the climax of the Harlem Renaissance era, which had begun to dwindle after the 1929 stock market crash. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Hansberry, Lorraine]

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