In 1925, wealthy New York socialite Leonard 'Kip' Rhinelander went to court seeking to annul his marriage to Alice Jones, claiming she had deceived him about her mixed-race ancestry.
The Rhinelander case revealed just how deeply divided 1920s America was by race and class.
Laura Wexler, a Baltimore playwright, is working on bringing the scandalizing story to the stage. Wexler joins Midday to discuss her play, and what drew her to this chapter of American history.
