Gentleman's Agreement
Darien was a sundown town – a town that used unwritten rules to prevent African Americans from remaining overnight. Laura Z. Hobson's bestselling 1947 novel "Gentleman's Agreement" was set in Darien to highlight American anti-Semitism via an unwritten covenant that prohibited real estate sales to Jews. Gregory Peck starred in the film version, directed by Elia Kazan, which won the Academy Award for best picture.