Urban Geography

Geographers!

Answer the questions about racial restrictive covenants using the links below. You must copy the questions below and email your answers in a word document by the end of the hour. My email address is Alexander.hoselton@mpls.k12.mn.us

http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/covenants_report.htm

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/mo1.htm

1.What is a restrictive covenant?

2. How were racial restrictive covenants used to segregate neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington?

3. How was Boeing Aircraft Company involved with developing segregated communities?

4. How did White community members organized to help prevent minority discrimination?

5. How did realtors help enforce racial restrictive covenants?

6. What is the legal question in Shelley v. Kraemer? What do you think about the Shelley family?

7. What people fought against racial restrictive covenants? How did they fight against racial restrictive covenants?