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An Analysis Of The Contraction Of Limited Tort Immunity For Recreational Liability In Illinois, 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 65 (2008), Barnett P. Ruttenberg, Thomas Gianturco
An Analysis Of The Contraction Of Limited Tort Immunity For Recreational Liability In Illinois, 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 65 (2008), Barnett P. Ruttenberg, Thomas Gianturco
UIC Law Review
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Hurricane Katrina And The Toxic Torts Implications Of Environmental Injustice In New Orleans, 40 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2006), L. Darnell Weeden
Hurricane Katrina And The Toxic Torts Implications Of Environmental Injustice In New Orleans, 40 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2006), L. Darnell Weeden
UIC Law Review
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Our Nation's Energy And Resources - Decision Making In Conflict, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 197 (1990), Wallace H. Johnson
Our Nation's Energy And Resources - Decision Making In Conflict, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 197 (1990), Wallace H. Johnson
UIC Law Review
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The History Behind Hansberry V. Lee, 20 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 481 (1987), Allen R. Kamp
The History Behind Hansberry V. Lee, 20 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 481 (1987), Allen R. Kamp
UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship
This Article provides the factual background to Hansberry v. Lee, the famous class action case. During the early 1900's, Chicago's black population was kept effectively segregated, primarily through the use of racially restrictive covenants. However, in the 1930's, this system began to break down. The growth of the black population caused an increased demand for black housing, while the Depression reduced the market for white housing. It was at this time that Carl Hansberry bought a house that was covered by a restrictive covenant, generating a lawsuit to have the covenant enforced and the Hansberrys evicted.
Tracing the lawsuit as …