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Looking for Lorraine : the radiant and radical life of Lorraine Hansberry / Imani Perry.

Radiant and radical life of Lorraine Hansberry (portion title)
Perry, Imani, 1972- (author.).

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Best-known for her work A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry had an unflinching commitment to social justice which brought her under FBI surveillance when she was barely in her twenties. Hansberry associated with many activists, writers, and musicians; though she married a man, she identified as a lesbian. Perry provides insights into Hansberry's life and writings, and shows how her political activism is reflected in her works. -- adapted from jacket.

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  • ISBN: 9780807064498
  • ISBN: 0807064491
  • ISBN: 9780807039830
  • ISBN: 0807039837
  • Physical Description: 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : Lorraine's time -- Migration song -- From heartland to the water's edge -- The girl who can do everything -- Bobby -- Sappho's poetry -- Raisin -- The trinity -- Of the faith of our fathers -- American radical -- The view from Chitterling Heights -- Homegoing -- Conclusion : retracing, May 2017.
Awards Note:
Lambda Literary Award - Nonfiction, 2018
PEN America Literary Award - Bograd Weld Prize for Biography, 2019

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Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 > Political and social views.
Dramatists, American > 20th century > Biography.
African American dramatists > 20th century > Biography.
African American women civil rights workers > Biography.
African American dramatists > Biography.
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Lesbian biographies.
LGBTQ+ biographies.
LGBTQ+ literature.
Biographies.

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