Mapping Racist Covenants: How a UArizona Geographer's Research Informed a New Arizona Law
May 24, 2024
May 24, 2024
TUCSON, Arizona, May 24 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
When Jason Jurjevich and his husband Charles Walker went to close on a house a mile from campus in fall 2021, they expected plenty of paperwork.
But they were shocked to see the racist, antiquated documents they were required to sign before they could get the keys.
The home's chain of title included covenants - agreements or terms written into housing deeds - that expl . . .
When Jason Jurjevich and his husband Charles Walker went to close on a house a mile from campus in fall 2021, they expected plenty of paperwork.
But they were shocked to see the racist, antiquated documents they were required to sign before they could get the keys.
The home's chain of title included covenants - agreements or terms written into housing deeds - that expl . . .