A Short History of the North’s Legalized Segregation

With the help of the government, land developers used racially restrictive covenants to create a legal segregation in the Northern United States. This video is a short history of the legalized segregation that made Minnesota one of the most segregated states in the U.S. 00:00 Why is Minneapolis the center of a national racial reckoning? 01:12 What are racially restrictive housing covenants? 02:04 The dividing line between Golden Valley and North Minneapolis 02:53 The national and local government's support of legalized segregation 04:07 Using the police to gatekeep White suburbs: the case of Oliver Lyle 06:28 The Fair Housing Act of 1968, but the discrimination remains in the deeds 08:00 Words matter: working to remove racial covenants in current deeds 09:25 Creating Just Deeds: removing racial covenants from legal documents 10:39 Beyond politics: the historical facts of racial covenants and removing them in Golden Valley 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞'𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: https://www.tpt.org/history-systemic-... Watch more:    • Jim Crow of the North   ________________________________________________ Enjoy what you're watching? Subscribe now to see more Minnesota history, music, documentaries, and more: https://www.youtube.com/TwinCitiesPBS... Instagram:   / twincitiespbs   Facebook:   / tptpbs   TikTok:   / twincitiespbs   Twitter:   / tpt   This content is made possible by viewers like you. Support Twin Cities PBS: https://www.tpt.org/give​ #Redlining #Racism #HousingDiscrimination #Housing #Minnesota #TwinCitiesPBS