Leroy and Margaret Cobb were two of the 26 people who fought severe housing discrimination in order to build a safe, stable, and wonderful neighborhood. The organization was called the Better Homes of South Bend. 

Read more about Better Homes from Gabrielle Robinson’s book, _Better Homes of South Bend_. Check out a copy at any of the libraries listed below, or purchase your own copy here: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467118651. 

CRHC Library: https://crhc.libib.com/#14428744X

St. Joseph County Public Library: https://sjcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2117410099_better_homes_of_south_bend

For more on the historic marker dedicated in the Better Homes neighborhood, visit the Indiana Historical Bureau’s site: http://www.in.gov/history/markers/4365.htm

Learn more of South Bend’s History from Michiana Memory: http://michianamemory.sjcpl.org/. 

Title music, “History Explains Itself,” from Josh Spacek. Visit his page on the Free Music Archive, http://www.freemusicarchive.org/.