The Lorraine Hansberry House in northwest Woodlawn is unremarkable in appearance. In 1937, when Carl Hansberry (father of Lorraine) made the decision to purchase the home at 6140 South Rhodes Avenue, legally enforced segregation was in full swing. In an effort to relocate his family out of these poor conditions, Hansberry made the knowingly dangerous move to Woodlawn—then a primarily white neighborhood. Their refusal to exit began a drawn out legal battle eventually manifesting in the United States Supreme Court Case, Hansberry v Lee. After nearly three years of fighting, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Hansberrys and overturned Woodlawn’s restrictive covenant.