Join us for a program and traveling exhibit from the Dane County Historical Society this May.
For most of the 20th century, racial covenants were an insidious tool used nationwide to segregate whites from Blacks and other minorities in America's burgeoning suburbs and residential neighborhoods. Racial covenants were clauses inserted into property deeds that prevented non-Whites from buying or occupying land. Although no longer valid or enforceable, they can still be found in the land deeds of almost every American community, including Dane County.
Racial covenants were made illegal in 1968 with the federal passage of the Fair Housing Act. Nevertheless, their impacts are pervasive and still with us today. This program, presented by Rick Bernstein, the Executive Director of the Dane County Historical Society, will explore the history and impacts of racial covenants in both Dane County and nationwide. Throughout the month of May, you can also learn about this topic by visiting the traveling exhibit from the Dane County Historical Society that will be on display at the library.
No registration is required for this program. Coffee and tea will be available during the presentation.
This program is made possible thanks to support from Beyond the Page, National Endowment for the Humanities, Madison Community Foundation, the Evjue Foundation, Dane Arts, and Dane County Department of Planning & Development.
