Lorraine Hansberry and the Pursuit of Black Liberation

In February 1964, six months after W. E. B. Du Bois’ death in Ghana at age 95, friends, comrades, and advocates gathered at Carnegie Hall to memorialize his life. Among the speakers was noted Black historian John Hope Franklin, who eulogized his friend and mentor. Activist and writer Eslanda Robeson, Paul Robeson’s spouse, commented on his global influe…