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85 Years Ago Today:
The US Supreme Court struck down a racially restrictive covenant in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, opening this South Side area to Black homeownership but falling short of challenging the constitutionality of such covenants.
Read more about Truman Gibson, a lawyer involved:
The US Supreme Court struck down a racially restrictive covenant in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, opening this South Side area to Black homeownership but falling short of challenging the constitutionality of such covenants.
Read more about Truman Gibson, a lawyer involved:
Truman Gibson Jr. - A Connection to Hansberry v Lee, James Burke, and Shelley v Kraemer. — Chicago Covenants
By LaDale Winling More than once, Truman Gibson, Jr., had ringside seats to history. In June of 1937, Gibson scored front-row tickets to the heavyweight title bout between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
85 Years Ago Today:
The US Supreme Court struck down a racially restrictive covenant in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, opening this South Side area to Black homeownership but falling short of challenging the constitutionality of such covenants.
Read more about Truman Gibson, a lawyer involved:
The US Supreme Court struck down a racially restrictive covenant in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, opening this South Side area to Black homeownership but falling short of challenging the constitutionality of such covenants.
Read more about Truman Gibson, a lawyer involved:
MEET THE TEAM 👋 Yasmine Grier serves as a Research Assistant for the Chicago Covenants Project. She is in her second year as a Black Studies PhD Student at Northwestern.
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
MEET THE TEAM 👋 Yasmine Grier serves as a Research Assistant for the Chicago Covenants Project. She is in her second year as a Black Studies PhD Student at Northwestern.
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I talked to the Chicago Covenants Project about the significance of their work to me as a Black Chicagoan and researcher, why Chatham fascinates me as a building nerd, and the importance of celebrating the unsung architecture & neighborhoods of this city
Read our conversation with Chicago Covenants Project volunteer Cristen Brown (@ladytophamcatt.bsky.social) about how covenants research featured in her recent article for @southsideweekly.bsky.social.
October 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I talked to the Chicago Covenants Project about the significance of their work to me as a Black Chicagoan and researcher, why Chatham fascinates me as a building nerd, and the importance of celebrating the unsung architecture & neighborhoods of this city
Read our conversation with Chicago Covenants Project volunteer Cristen Brown (@ladytophamcatt.bsky.social) about how covenants research featured in her recent article for @southsideweekly.bsky.social.
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Read our conversation with Chicago Covenants Project volunteer Cristen Brown (@ladytophamcatt.bsky.social) about how covenants research featured in her recent article for @southsideweekly.bsky.social.
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This is a great read from @chicagocovenants.bsky.social The parallels to today--a white criminal preferable to a black homeowner . . .
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Al Capone’s Covenant — Chicago Covenants
By Ben Miller In the late 1920s, covenant fever swept the South Side of Chicago. As the city’s Black population boomed, white residents mobilized to prevent their neighborhoods from becoming integra...
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October 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is a great read from @chicagocovenants.bsky.social The parallels to today--a white criminal preferable to a black homeowner . . .
www.chicagocovenants.com/research/al-...
www.chicagocovenants.com/research/al-...
MEET THE TEAM 👋 Ben Miller serves as the Director of Chicago Research. He is in his second year as a PhD Student in history at Northwestern.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
MEET THE TEAM 👋 Ben Miller serves as the Director of Chicago Research. He is in his second year as a PhD Student in history at Northwestern.
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The Great Chicago fire was 154 years ago this month🔥
"The 1871 fire destroyed almost all of the county's real estate records as City Hall burned [...]. There was uncertainty over how the rights to ownership would be upheld."
Read more from Maura Fennelly📖
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"The 1871 fire destroyed almost all of the county's real estate records as City Hall burned [...]. There was uncertainty over how the rights to ownership would be upheld."
Read more from Maura Fennelly📖
www.chicagocovenants.com/research/mai...
October 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Great Chicago fire was 154 years ago this month🔥
"The 1871 fire destroyed almost all of the county's real estate records as City Hall burned [...]. There was uncertainty over how the rights to ownership would be upheld."
Read more from Maura Fennelly📖
www.chicagocovenants.com/research/mai...
"The 1871 fire destroyed almost all of the county's real estate records as City Hall burned [...]. There was uncertainty over how the rights to ownership would be upheld."
Read more from Maura Fennelly📖
www.chicagocovenants.com/research/mai...
Swipe through to read about David! One of the best aspects of working with the Chicago Covenants Project is the many volunteers it attracts. Volunteers like David make this experience so much more rewarding. Thanks David!
February 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Swipe through to read about David! One of the best aspects of working with the Chicago Covenants Project is the many volunteers it attracts. Volunteers like David make this experience so much more rewarding. Thanks David!
Looking for a way to escape the cold? Join us for our next research session this Friday, January 24th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm at 118 N. Clark St. RSVP using the link below!
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January 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Looking for a way to escape the cold? Join us for our next research session this Friday, January 24th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm at 118 N. Clark St. RSVP using the link below!
www.addevent.com/event/Yu2458...
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Welcome back volunteers! Join us for our next research session this Friday, January 10th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm at 118n Clark St. RSVP using the link in below, we hope to see you soon!
www.addevent.com/event/Jo2433...
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January 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Welcome back volunteers! Join us for our next research session this Friday, January 10th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm at 118n Clark St. RSVP using the link in below, we hope to see you soon!
www.addevent.com/event/Jo2433...
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Hello everyone! We are the Chicago Covenants Project. A research project based in Chicago that discovers racial covenants here in Cook County. Our research schedule is attached below. Have questions? Please DM us!
December 10, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Hello everyone! We are the Chicago Covenants Project. A research project based in Chicago that discovers racial covenants here in Cook County. Our research schedule is attached below. Have questions? Please DM us!