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Title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, also known as the federal Fair Housing Act, made it illegal to discriminate in the buying, selling or renting of housing because of a person's race, color, religion or national origin. Learn about this landmark legislation while helping us build out the map of racially restrictive covenants! We’re featuring deeds from Dakota County, Minnesota, Anoka County, Minnesota, and from our collaborators in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Our team will walk you through the process step-by-step so that you can join the more than 8,000 volunteers contributing to this project.

Clarence Wigington was the nation’s first Black municipal architect. He served as lead architect in over 90 city projects in St. Paul! Celebrate his birthday and learn how to spot some of his landmarks while helping us build out the map of racially restrictive covenants. We’re featuring deeds from Dakota County, Minnesota, Anoka County, Minnesota, and from our collaborators in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Our team will walk you through the process step-by-step so that you can join the more than 8,000 volunteers contributing to this project. 

Ever wondered where the first racial covenant was found in Minnesota? In 1910, Henry and Lenora Scott sold their home to a Swedish baker named Nels Anderson. Learn about the story we've excavated while helping us build out the map of racially restrictive covenants! We’re featuring deeds from Dakota County, Minnesota, Anoka County, Minnesota, and from our collaborators in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Our team will walk you through the process step-by-step so that you can join the more than 8,000 volunteers contributing to this project.