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A black family's struggle for equality in 1950s Chicago. In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a black chauffer, dreams of a better life, and hoes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out.