Contract Buyers League

The Contract Buyers League (CBL) was a grassroots organization formed in 1968 by residents of North Lawndale, a Chicago, Illinois community.^[1] The CBL was founded in order to address the exploitative practices of predatory land contracts in African American communities. The organization played a significant role in raising awareness about the issue and advocating for fair and affordable housing rights. Assisted by Jack Macnamara, a Jesuit seminarian, and twelve white college students based at Presentation Catholic Church, led by Msgr. John "Jack" Egan, the CBL fought the discriminatory real estate practice known as “contract selling.”^[2]^[3]

^ Coates, Ta-Nehisi (June 2014). "The Case for Reparations". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ "Inside the Battle for Fair Housing in 1960s Chicago". The Atlantic. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ Klein, Ezra (19 July 2014). "Vox Conversations: Should America offer reparations for slavery?". Vox. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

[Atlantic-CaseforReparations-2014-1] Coates, Ta-Nehisi (June 2014). "The Case for Reparations". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

[AtlanticDocs-FairHousing-2014-2] "Inside the Battle for Fair Housing in 1960s Chicago". The Atlantic. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

[Vox-ReparationsDiscussion-2014-3] Klein, Ezra (19 July 2014). "Vox Conversations: Should America offer reparations for slavery?". Vox. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

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