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May 19, 1930
Lorraine Hansberry Born
Lorraine Hansberry, playwright of "A Raisin in the Sun," the first play by an African American woman produced on Broadway, was born in Chicago, Illinois.
March 11, 1959
Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun Opens
Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" became the first play by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.