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Jim Crow of the North

Jim Crow of the North reveals the history and impact of racist real estate covenants.

Aired 11/28/2018

Minnesota Experience

Jim Crow of the North

Season 1 Episode 20 | 57m 36sVideo has Closed Captions

Jim Crow of the North reveals the history and impact of racist real estate covenants.

Why does Minnesota suffer through some of the worst racial disparities in the nation? One answer is the spread of racist, restrictive real estate covenants in the early 20th century. Jim Crow of the North charts the progression of racist policies and practices from the advent of restrictive covenants after the turn of the last century to their final elimination in the late 1960s.

Aired 11/28/2018

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Minnesota Experience is a local public television program presented by TPT

Minnesota Experience

Jim Crow of the North

Season 1 Episode 20 | 57m 36sVideo has Closed Captions

Why does Minnesota suffer through some of the worst racial disparities in the nation? One answer is the spread of racist, restrictive real estate covenants in the early 20th century. Jim Crow of the North charts the progression of racist policies and practices from the advent of restrictive covenants after the turn of the last century to their final elimination in the late 1960s.

Aired 11/28/2018

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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