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It's dangerous, son.' 'What's dangerous?' 'When a man goes outside his house to look for peace.

Lorraine Hansberry

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Lorraine Hansberry
Age: 34 †
Born: 1930
Born: May 19
Died: 1965
Died: January 12
Activist
Civil And Political Rights
Human Rights Activist
Non-Fiction Writer
Playwright
Screenwriter
Theatrical Director
Chicago
Illinois
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry
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