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Chicago History 161: Black Renaissance Person of the Year

Business Leaders

Jesse Binga

The story of Jesse Binga, Chicago’s first black banker on Chicago Tonight (9:00ish)

Jesse Binga, Chicago’s First Black Banker Who Refused To Let Bombings Stop His Ambition, Profiled In New Book
Jesse Binga: The Making of the First Black-Owned Bank on the South Side of Chicago

Carl Hansberry & the Hansberry v. Lee case

From Segregation to Integration: How Lorraine Hansberry’s Father used Real Estate to Transform Chicago’s South Side

Flashback: A Chicago family defied a racist real estate covenant. The backlash and legal fight inspired ‘A Raisin in the Sun.’

Hansberry v. Lee: The Supreme Court Case that Influenced the Play “A Raisin in the Sun”

Anthony Overton, Jr.

Overton Hygienic MFG Co., est. 1898
Long article about 3 generations of Overtons.
Focus on Anthony Jr. and his move to Chicago.
Anthony Overton (1865-1946)

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