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Nassau Homeowners Find Racist Language Buried In Property Deeds

The Supreme Court declared the covenants unenforceable by 1950. But the language is still engraved in thousands of deeds.

The Supreme Court declared the covenants unenforceable by 1950. But the language is still engraved in thousands of deeds.
The Supreme Court declared the covenants unenforceable by 1950. But the language is still engraved in thousands of deeds. (CBSNewYork)

LONG ISLAND, NY — There’s a push on Long Island to uncover and learn from history that deliberately excluded people of color from the first suburbs.

Restrictions were written into some of the earliest property deeds and still exist today, CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Monday.

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