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| Creator: | Sheffield Studio |
| Title: | The Laws Family await their trial, circa 1945, Los Angeles |
| Date: | 1945 |
| Description: | Photograph of the Laws Family, waiting at the door of a court room for their housing discrimination trial. Left to right: Anton Fears, son-in law; Pauletta Fears, daughter and wife of Anton; Anna Laws; Henry Laws. The Laws family fought, and eventually won, a lengthy legal battle to remain in the home they owned at 1235 E. 92nd Street in Los Angeles. In 1942, the family was told that African-Americans were barred from living in the neighborhood and were ordered to move. But the Laws refused to leave and waited as the issue was argued in various courts. Eventually, Pauletta and her parents were sent to jail for disobeying a court order requiring them to vacate their home. But they were able to remain in their home after the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3, 1948, ruled that racially restrictive covenants were unenforceable. The Laws' case, commonly called the "92nd Street Outrage," was one of the most publicized examples of the evils of restrictive covenants, which barred African-Americans and other minorities from buying or renting homes. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | Frears, Pauletta Laws | Frears, Anton | Laws, Henry | Laws, Anna | African Americans--Civil rights--California--Los Angeles | United States. Supreme Court | Discrimination in housing--California--Los Angeles | Race discrimination--California--Los Angeles | Intimidation--California--Los Angeles | Laws family | Los Angeles (Calif.) | Los Angeles County (Calif.) |
| Collection: | Charlotta Bass / California Eagle Photograph Collection |
| Institution: | University of Southern California Libraries |
| Contributors: | Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research | University of Southern California. Digital Archive | Charlotta Bass / California Eagle Photograph Collection (University of Southern California. Digital Archive) |
| Online Publisher: | [Los Angeles, Calif.] : University of Southern California Digital Archive |
| Original Material: | Charlotta Bass / California Eagle Photograph Collection, Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, Los Angeles |
| Rights and Usage: | Cite as: [photographer]. [title]. From the Charlotta Bass / California Eagle Photograph Collection, Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, Los Angeles. Digitally reproduced by the University of Southern California Digital Archive. Available: http://digarc.usc.edu. Accessed [date]. Copyright has not been assigned to the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research Researchers may make single copies of images solely for the purpose of private study. Copies for any other purpose must be requested in writing from the director of Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research at the address or e-mail given (phone (323) 759-6063; fax (323) 759-2252). When the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research gives permission for publication, it is as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of online collection: Charlotta Bass / California Eagle collection. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://digarc.usc.edu/search/controller/view/scl-m0194.html |
