Sidney Preston Dones (1888 – August 2, 1947) was an American businessman involved in real estate, insurance, legal services, and the film business.
[6] He moved to El Paso, Texas in 1906 and unsuccessfully tried to establish and African American colony in Mexico, after which he returned to Los Angeles.
[5] On returning to Los Angeles, he entered the local business scene in 1907 and prospered as a real estate and insurance agent.
The community was named Eureka Villa and featured recreational amenities that were not usually available to African Americans because of racial segregation.
[12] On April 15, 1943, a complaint was filed on behalf of eight white homeowners in Sugar Hill against eleven black residents demanding that racially restrictive covenants be sustained and that the defendants be evicted.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thurmond Clarke saw the covenants as an infringements upon citizen's constitutional rights and dismissed the suit.