The fate of decades-old racially restrictive housing covenants in parts
of Wisconsin is now up to the state. Earlier this month, the city of
Wauwatosa’s common council unanimously voted
to move towards dissolving the restrictions against selling properties
to nonwhites or non-Christians that still remain on some property deeds. A resolution
passed by the council urges Gov. Tony Evers and the state Legislature
to craft new laws formally removing the covenants and to close a dark
chapter of the city’s history...
Nate Notes: Access to housing is necessary for all communities to maintain, grow, and develop. It is unfortunate that the history of housing development has such overt mechanisms of racial discrimination, but that does not mean we cannot make changes and do better moving forward...
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