Mapping Segregation
This file appears in: Bloomingdale Tour: 101 U Street
In the same ruling, the DC appellate court declined to uphold a racial covenant at 101 U St but upheld a covenant on the east side of First St.
This file appears in: Bloomingdale Tour: 101 U Street
Bloomingdale Tour: 101 U Street
In 1943, the well-known religious leader Solomon Michaux purchased 101 U Street for his church and was sued for violating a racial covenant. However, in this case, the covenant prevented only black occupancy, not ownership, and Michaux was allowed…