By Jasmine Browley ·Updated August 19, 2022
In 1916, St. Louis residents voted on a “reform” ordinance that would block anyone from purchasing property in a neighborhood more than 75 percent occupied by another racial group. Although the ordinance was overturned, white St. Louisans asked families to sign a legal document promising to never sell to a Black prospective buyer. This type of action wasn’t made illegal until 1948.
Unsurprisingly,
