Complex sentence: Carmen De Lavallade was born on March 6,1931, to Creole parents in New Orleans, Louisiana, but was raised in Los Angeles, California by her aunt who owned one of the first African American history bookshops on Central Avenue.
Split into simpler sentences: Carmen De Lavallade was born on March 6,1931, to Creole parents in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was raised in Los Angeles, California by her aunt who owned one of the first African American history bookshops on Central Avenue.