‘Right the Wrong’: Homeowners In Washington State Capital Remove Covenant Clauses That Bar Black People from Living In Communities Unless They Are Servants
More than 30 homeowners in the state of Washington’s capital have gone through the process of removing racially restrictive and unlawful language from covenants included in property paperwork after residents noticed a stipulation that bars non-white people from living in the neighborhood unless they are servants. The original covenant for one woman’s Olympia, Washington, home,…
