Equal Justice Initiative on Mythryl: “On this day in 1913, the Baltimore City Council passed an ordinance…”

On this day in 1913, the Baltimore City Council passed an ordinance requiring Black and white residents to live on separate blocks. The law was part of the first city-wide effort in the country to create legally segregated neighborhoods.

calendar.eji.orgSep. 25, 1913 | Baltimore Law Requires Black and White Residents to Live on Separate BlocksLearn more about our history of racial injustice.

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