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For most of the 20th century, racial covenants were an insidious tool used nationwide to segregate whites from Blacks and other minorities in America’s burgeoning suburbs and residential neighborhoods. Racial covenants were clauses inserted into property deeds to prevent non-whites and non-Christians from buying or occupying land.
Racial covenants were made illegal with the passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968. Nevertheless, their impacts were pervasive and are still with us today. Rick Bernstein (Executive Director, Dane County Historical Society), will explore the history of racial covenants in Dane County and nationwide.
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This event is sponsored by Beyond the Page, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Madison Community Foundation.
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