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I came across this excellent local GIS project that maps the history of racially restrictive covenants, a precursor to redlining, in my Indiana county. It turns out the house where @teresarobeson.com and I lived in the 1990s had them put in place in 1944! No longer enforceable but still on the deed.
Apr 26, 2025, 1:44 PM
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