State Lawmakers Work to Strip Old Whites Only Covenants Published: 28 July 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Fred Ware and his son were researching the history of the home he s owned in the Hartford suburbs since 1950 when they discovered something far uglier than they expected.
Tucked in a list of rules on the home s original deed from the developer was a provision that said: “No persons of any race other than the white race shall use or occupy any building or any lot,” with the exception of “domestic servants of a different race.”
“He was stunned and I was stunned. This is the house I grew up in and is the only home my dad has ever owned,” David Ware said.
State Lawmakers Work to Strip Old Whites Only Covenants Published: 28 July 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Fred Ware and his son were researching the history of the home he s owned in the Hartford suburbs since 1950 when they discovered something far uglier than they expected.
Tucked in a list of rules on the home s original deed from the developer was a provision that said: “No persons of any race other than the white race shall use or occupy any building or any lot,” with the exception of “domestic servants of a different race.”
“He was stunned and I was stunned. This is the house I grew up in and is the only home my dad has ever owned,” David Ware said.