In 1960, a physician and his wife bought a lot and built a house in the Uplands neighborhood near Seward Park. When neighbors learned that Dr. J.R. Henry was black, they organized to stop the family from moving in. The leader of the white neighborhood group was John L. Scott, the prominent realtor. Scott offered to “buy out” the Henrys. At right is the report filed with the Civic Unity Committee detailing what happened.