Harry Belafonte tricked the races landlord in the most genius way.

This is two-minute black history, what you didn't learn in school.

When yet another landlord denied his rental application, he knew it could only be because

of race.

So he got an idea, and they were not ready for the trick that he had of his sleeve.

He was furious.

How could they deny him again?

Harry Belafonte had sold millions of records and had the bank account to prove it, but still

Manhattan landlords kept refusing him.

Despite his fame, white supremacy was relentless.

In 1958, housing was rife, with racist landlords who refused to rent to black people.

But Mr. Belafonte not only had money, he had an extremely clever trick up his sleeve.

First, he sent his white publicists to get the rental paperwork in his place.

But someone told the building manager that a black tenant had moved in and with the

hours, they forced him to leave.

So he went bigger.

He set up a fake real estate company and bought the entire building.

Belafonte moved right in and some of his friends did so too, like Lena Horne, who was

struggling to rent a place.

Although the Fair Housing Act exists today, this still happens.

We experience housing discrimination when renting and especially when investing in a home.

I've been a Horton experienced this firsthand, when an appraiser lowballed her family's

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