Racist restrictions in old home deeds across Washington state will get expanded scrutiny

Submitted by Xiaoshun Zeng on

History Professor James Gregory is quoted in a Seattle Times article on racist restrictions in home deeds across the Washington State. Racial covenants prohibited people of certain races, nationalities and religions from living in certain neighborhoods until housing discrimination was outlawed in the 1960s. Washington state home owners can file a restrictive covenant modification if their property is covered by a racial covenant.

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