The craziest thing about this article was the precedence a court case could set for future change. Even though the Hansberrys won the Hansberry v Lee case on a technicality, the impact it had was astonishing. The court did not establish anything against the housing covenants, but only the fact that the family was allowed to stay scared all the white people out of South Chicago. The amazing thing is how the covenant was supported by the Supreme Court, but it still came crashing down over the heads of those who made it. The rapidity of the rate at which whites moved out truly expressed their paranoia over their perfectly upheld system now failing.
Even though Chicago's South Side is nearly all black now, it is still controlled by the minuscule white population that exists. The fear to stand up against what was once a majority oppressor is still heavily present in those communities.
Both of these things presented in the article show how systems based on oppression are illusions. They appear to be impenetrably strong, but all it takes is a small push for them to come crumbling down.
