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Racist restrictions in old home deeds across Washington will get expanded scrutiny
By Heidi Groover, The Seattle Times
Published: May 10, 2021, 6:00am
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Larry Gossett, a former King County Council member, says his father was told he could not buy a house in West Seattle because of his race. Gossett is shown during his election night gathering at Emerald Community Church in Seattle. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times/TNS)
SEATTLE Marlene Smick remembers sitting in the back seat of her parents’ car in 1958 as the family spotted an open house sign in Seward Park. Smick’s father, a second-generation Japanese-American who had been incarcerated during World War II, rolled down the window to ask about the property. ....

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