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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 2017
Page
4
Audience member Les Spike, a former Realtor, described a pattern where he sold homes to black families in predominantly white areas and a few years later the neighborhood became all-black.
The account traces wartime growth in Elyria fueling housing demand and continued racial exclusion. It documents unwritten rules against selling to black families, subtle discrimination, and early steps by community figures toward fair housing amid NAACP and federal action in the 1960s. The piece includes comments from Friedman and real estate agent Les Spike.
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