Event Description
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This CLE is co-sponsored by the
HCBA Eminent Domain Section, HCBA Real Property Section, and HCBA Annual Sponsor
Shepherd Data
Services
The Mapping Prejudice project is mapping
racial covenants in the Twin Cities. Racial covenants are clauses--a couple of
lines of text--that were embedded into property deeds to bar people who were not
white from buying or even occupying the parcels of land to which they were
attached.
Covenants were made illegal by
the 1968 Fair Housing Act. But their legacy continues today in the Twin Cities,
which has some of the largest racial disparities in the country. The Mapping
Prejudice Project is designed to reveal the “racism behind these racial
disparities,” in the words of Ibram Kendi. It illuminates how structural racism
shaped the urban landscape, blocking African Americans from critical avenues for
housing stability and wealth accumulation. In this CLE, Delegard will narrate
this history and describe the innovative methodologies used in this work.
Together we will explore the question of next steps for how attorneys
can address the damage wrought by these policies.
The project just finished the map of Hennepin County
and has turned its attention to Ramsey County. It has developed a process that
harnesses the power of community to reveal this hidden history of race in the
built environment. Three thousand people contributed to the map of Hennepin
County. Even more volunteers have stepped up to read property deeds in Ramsey
County and extract the information necessary to put these racial restrictions on
a map.
Presenters:
Kirsten
Delegard
| Director | Mapping Prejudice Project
CLE
Credits:
1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credits | Event
Code: 336474
Webcast
Cost:
HCBA Member: Free
Non-HCBA Member: $40
Law Student/New
Admittee: Free
Remote Participation:
Remote instructions will
be emailed to you the weekday prior to the CLE.
Deadline to Register: January 25,
2021
Payments:
Due to the pandemic, accounting staff have limited access to the office
making the processing of checks difficult. We request that you register online
or over the phone by credit card whenever possible. If you need assistance,
please contact the program manager. If you must pay by check, please use
this registration
form.
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Accommodations:
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members can participate fully. If you need reasonable accommodations to
participate in this event, please notify the program manager. Please
provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient
time to make arrangements for accommodations. Thank you.
Program Manager:
Abby Ward
award@mnbars.org
612-278-6307