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Constructing a Segregated City

‘Constructing a Segregated City’ – map of Seattle with text from racial restrictive covenants that most of Seattle’s neighborhoods were founded on. Text derived from the research of University of Washington’s Civil Rights and Labor History Project, text that though now illegal and not enforced, can still be found in the deeds for property throughout the city. depts.washington.edu/civilr/covenants.htm

Constructing a Segregated City, collage on paper, 22″ x 30″, 2017. Map of Seattle with text referencing racist language from neighborhood covenants, which can be found in many city property deeds. Text derived from research by Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project: http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/