North Star Journey

New map highlights home deeds with racist language in Ramsey County

A woman holds up a deed
Cindy Schwie shows the deed to her Roseville house, which includes language forbidding “persons of any race other than the Caucasian race” from purchasing or renting the home. She became interested in the Mapping Prejudice project after spotting “disgusting” language in the title abstract.
Matt Sepic | MPR News
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