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House on 92nd Street and the fight against restrictive covenants
In 1941 Henry Laws a Black Los Angeles resident built a home on East 92nd Street. A deed clause barred non Caucasians from occupancy triggering a contempt ruling. a habeas corpus release followed after community action. The case sparked a broader battle over covenants with California Supreme Court appeals in June.
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Henry Laws
Los Angeles
92Nd Street
Laws
Henry
Anna
Pauletta Laws Fears
Anton Fears
Alfred Laws
Allen Ashburn
Daniel Marshall
Catholic Inter-Racial Council of
Katz
United States
Sugar Hill
Hattie McDaniels
Thurmond Clarke
Hill
Phil Gibson
James
Marinship
Boilermakers’ Union
Gibson
California