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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Danielle Summer

In 1939, Former Slaves Rented Their Home to a Chinese Family; Here's What Happened 80 Years Later

Lloyd Dong Jr. and his brother Ron stand outside of their childhood home in Coronado. (SDSU)

"Without them, we would not have the education and everything else," said Lloyd Dong Jr, an 81-year-old American Chinese man living in California, US.

Almost 90 years ago, in 1939, the Dong family were denied accommodation from estate agents and landlords due to racially restrictive housing laws that prioritised renting out and selling properties to white people.

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