Interactive map of racial covenants in Northern VA
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Anonymous
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Researches at Marymount put together an interactive map showing racial covenants prohibiting non-whites in various areas of Northern VA (Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax County, City of Fairfax). It's alarming (though not surprising) to look up the language when various communities and neighborhoods were developed.
Map: https://documentingexclusion.org/map/ |
Anonymous
| I as expecting more in Fairfax County |
Anonymous
Most of Fairfax was still farmland when new racial covenants were outlawed in 1948. |
Anonymous
1950 population - 100,000 1980 population - 600,000 The post war boom and growth of the federal government was really incredible. |
Anonymous
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Thanks for sharing OP. Very interesting and sad, of course.
Most of the restrictive covenants mention “non-Caucasians, people of African descent, or negroes.” One Arlington community (Bellevue Forest) takes it a step further and says no “Negroes, Armenians, Jews, Persians or Syrians.” |
Anonymous
Restrictive covenants still appeared in Virginia real estate contracts well into the 1960s. This study is not exhaustive. |
Anonymous
This has been legally unenforceable since the 1940's. Yes, this is sad, but these were put on a property deed around 100 years ago and the supreme court made them illegal for 76 years ago. Things have changed since then. |
Anonymous
| This is very sad, but what if it? Are they trying to show the connection between past discrimination and current demographics ti suggest remedial measures? Or is it just of historical interest? Is this connected to housing advocacy? |
Anonymous
It seems likely to be politically motivated to me. Most people are not going to spend all of this time working on a project like this unless they have some ulterior motive to do it. |
Anonymous
This is academic research so a bit of research for research's sake at the interest of the scholar but it has value in understanding context for why things are the way they are. Have you ever seen the maps of the Deep South that show populations over time starting with slaves and translate to higher concentrations of Black people now which translates to democrats winning elections in those precincts? They are all blobs that absolutely parallel each other. It's fascinating. |
Anonymous
Tell me you do not understand academic scholarship without telling me do not understand academic scholarship. |
Anonymous
Nevertheless it was farmland. you are trying to stir the pot |
Anonymous
It is actually. I saw a research article that drew a correlation between the frequency of slave ownership in 1865 and current voting patterns. I'm not sure if this relationship was spurious (Maybe these areas were more rural in 1865 and today on average), but it was very interesting to read. |
Anonymous
| Ironically, some of the anti-MM housing people will find this resource useful for determining whether they are likely to have. Your house in Arlington or Alexandria might include covenants that prevent multifamily units if people 100 years ago decided to go through the effort of putting covenants on the deed for something else. The odds are higher that there are also other restrictions like covenant setback requirements or restrictions that could potentially preclude multifamily housing. |
Anonymous
| likely to have something on the deed that would provide standing to sue* |