Exclusion: Housing Discrimination, DeKalb, 1990s
While DeKalb was no longer understood to be a sundown town in the 1990s, discriminatory...
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Exclusion: Incomplete history, a story of local education
Photo: Interior image of Clinton Rosette, 1989. Retired pastor Leroy Mitchell and Veatrice (Drue) Mitchell,...
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Exclusion: Teaching in DeKalb, 2000s
After completing her student teaching in DeKalb, Amonaquenette Parker was concerned that the City of ...
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Exclusion: Sycamore’s Racially Restrictive Covenants
There is evidence of several racial covenants in Sycamore. The Fox Subdivision was created...
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Exclusion: Overview
After the Civil War, many Black Americans sought new homes. Reconstruction (1865-1877) brought some protections...
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Exclusion: Racial Covenants, Sycamore
There is evidence of racial covenants in Sycamore. The Fox Subdivision was created in 1927....
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Exclusion: Redlining and Racial Covenants, DeKalb
The second generation of Ellwoods included a racial covenant in the Ellfield Addition, which was...
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Exclusion: Sundown Towns, DeKalb
During her interview, Virginia Sherrod describes housing changes in Sycamore and DeKalb, including her recollection...
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