Lorraine Hansberry, the first African American woman to have a play performed on Broadway, died in 1965

January 12

On January 12, 1965, Lorraine Hansberry died. 

Lorraine Hansberry was the first African American woman to have a play performed on Broadway. The play was A Raisin in the Sun.

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Sources

Lorraine Hansberry: Biography, playwright, activist. (n.d.). https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/lorraine-hansberry