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African American woman looking at home to purchase, Hartford, 1963

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Chindmark, Einer G

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An African American woman and white man stand with their backs to the camera looking at a house in the background. The man appears to be pointing something out to the woman. Caption: "Looking-Potential Negro home buyers find "listings" slim for them when agents finally agree to show them porperties on market. Often it is at night except in areas where the color line has already been breached by others."
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Hartford Times
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Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library

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Connecticut Digital Archive

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Dwellings
  3. Housing

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