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  • The Story of the Contract Buyers League (2014)
  • Short | 9 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The Story of the Contract Buyers League (2014)
Short | 9 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
When Clyde Ross, Mattie Lewis, and Ethel Weatherspoon settled in the West-side neighborhood of North Lawndale, they hoped to achieve the American dream of owning a home. At the time, however, federal policies known as redlining prevented ...See moreWhen Clyde Ross, Mattie Lewis, and Ethel Weatherspoon settled in the West-side neighborhood of North Lawndale, they hoped to achieve the American dream of owning a home. At the time, however, federal policies known as redlining prevented blacks from getting real mortgages, forcing them to buy from real-estate speculators "on contract." The contracts, homeowners soon discovered, turned out to be a scam. In this short documentary, Ross, Lewis, Weatherspoon, and a community organizer named Jack Macnamara recount the story of how they formed the Contract Buyers League and fought back. See less
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Director
Paul Rosenfeld
Producer
Paul Rosenfeld (producer)
Cinematographers
Sam Price-Waldman | Paul Rosenfeld
Editor
Paul Rosenfeld
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