Introducing Ghost of a Chance

About this episode

Eric Roper explores the history of a Black couple who owned a home in Minneapolis over a century ago.

When history buff Eric Roper buys an old house in Minneapolis, he wants to know everything about the people who lived there before him. But one couple became his obsession. They were one of the few Black families more than a hundred years ago to own a home in what’s now the whitest part of Minneapolis. And they show Eric a side of his city he never knew before. This is “Ghost of a Chance” from the Minnesota Star Tribune. Coming January 13. For more information on Ghost of a Chance, head to our website: http://startribune.com/ghostofachance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Eric Roper

Topics covered

• history
• Black families
• Minneapolis
• home ownership
• local history

Keywords

• history
• Minneapolis
• Black families
• home ownership
• Eric Roper

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minnesota Star Tribune

Places: Minneapolis, Minneapolis

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