Dorothy Gautreaux

Dorothy Gautreaux Lawsuit Challenges Chicago Public Housing Segregation

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Dorothy Gautreaux, a community organizer and resident of the Altgeld Gardens public housing project on Chicago’s South Side, becomes lead plaintiff in a landmark class-action lawsuit filed by six Black tenants with help from the American Civil Liberties Union. The suit alleges that the Chicago …

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