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Born in Chicago, Illinois
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Moved to a white neighborhood
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Her father was killed
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Graduated from Englewood High School
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Worked on Henry A. Wallace's presidential campaign
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Joined the staff of the black journal, Freedom Newspaper
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She married Robert Nemiroff
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A Raisin in the Sun was produced on Broadway
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Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
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Met with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
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Divorced Nemiroff
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Death from cancer, New York City