Racially restricted covenantsSeattle has a long and complicated history with racial housing disparity in its neighborhoods, where segregation has been subtly and outwardly reenforced through the years. According to Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project research, racially restricted covenants were common in Magnolia, Queen Anne and Madison Park. “Progressive activists would tell you it’s the systemic and very successful ways Blacks were isolated and segregated and charged more for housing,” Gossett said. Committee members aren't doing the community justice if they are not advocating for all of the residents, she said. To learn more about Seattle’s history with racial segregation, visit https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/.

Source: Ethiopian News August 05, 2020 23:18 UTC