▁att orney ), ▁and ▁also ▁raised ▁Anna ' s ▁nep hew , ▁Leon ▁" R hod dy " ▁Ell is . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁couple ▁bought ▁a ▁ 1 5 - room ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁ups c ale , ▁white ▁neighborhood ▁Oak ▁Park , ▁Chicago , ▁a ▁community ▁that ▁" Er nest ▁Hem ing way , ▁a ▁native ▁son , ▁once ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁' bro ad ▁la wn s ▁and ▁narrow ▁minds ' ." ▁The ▁couple ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁faced ▁a ▁sust ained , ▁violent ▁campaign ▁to ▁stop ▁them ▁from ▁living ▁there . ▁She ▁later ▁said : ▁" We ▁were ▁pione ers ▁facing ▁the ▁w ilder ness ... only ▁for ▁us , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁human ▁w ilder ness ▁ ▁– ▁ ▁growing ▁from ▁big ot ry ." ▁The ▁town ▁at ▁first ▁refused ▁to ▁switch ▁the ▁water ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁home , ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁received ▁thre ats . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁November , ▁while ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁grounds ▁were ▁being ▁prepared , ▁someone ▁d oused ▁the ▁inside ▁with ▁gas oline ▁and ▁then ▁threw ▁a ▁fire ▁bomb ▁inside , ▁which ▁expl oded ▁but ▁fort un ately ▁failed ▁to ▁ign ite ▁the ▁f umes . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁guard , ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁another ▁bomb ing ▁attempt ▁the ▁next ▁June . ▁While ▁the ▁Julian ▁children ▁were ▁at ▁home , ▁dynam ite ▁was ▁thrown ▁from ▁a ▁car , ▁but ▁falling ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁couple ▁refused ▁to ▁be ▁int im