An African American real estate agent moved his family into a three-flat in Chicago in 1937 in defiance of a racist restrictive covenant. The resulting legal ordeal inspired his daughter, Lorraine, later to write the Broadway drama "A Raisin in the Sun."
Flashback: A Chicago family defied a racist real estate covenant. The backlash and legal fight inspired 'A Raisin in the Sun.'
Chicago Tribune - 10 Jul 2020 12:00
An African American real estate agent moved his family into a three-flat in Chicago in 1937 in defiance of a racist restrictive covenant. The resulting legal ordeal inspired his daughter, Lorraine, later to write the Broadway drama "A Raisin in the Sun."
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