The South Shore Country Club and the Proposed Demolition:             A Turning Point That Sparked the Voice of the People
  • Home
  • Background
    • The Chicago Black Belt >
      • Restricted Covenants
    • Managed Integration
  • The End of an Era
    • Movers and Shakers
  • The Proposed Demolition
    • Tactics of the Coalition >
      • Resolution
      • Employment
    • The Affect on the Neighborhood
    • Cultural and Recreational Activities >
      • Jazz Come Home
  • Conclusion
    • Present Day
  • References
"Covenants became the new instrument of race separation after the U.S. Supreme Court abolished residential segregation laws in 1917."
- Not in My Neighborhood by Antero Pietila

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Chicago Defender; February 24, 1945
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Chicago Defender; February 24, 1945

"A racially restrictive housing covenant is a mutual agreement entered into by a group of property owners not to sell, rent , lease, or otherwise convey property to minorities, often African Americans."
-Earl B. Dickerson: A Voice for Freedom and Equality by Robert J. Blakely with Marcus Shepard
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Chicago Defender; February 25, 1939
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Chicago Defender; November 23, 1940
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Chicago Defender; November 23, 1940

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision regarding the Hansberry's case laid the ground work for blacks to move into the South Shore neighborhood. 

A Raisin in the Sun Movie Excerpt written by Loraine Hansberry

"Goodbye Misery..."

Managed Integration
The South Shore Country Club and the Proposed Demolition: A Turning Point That Sparked the Voice of the People by Eva Lewis, Junior Division