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oct 2, 1948 - Shelely vs. Kraemer

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The Shelley family bought a house in St. Louis, unaware that there was a restriction on it, preventing it from being owned by "People of the Negro or Mongolian race."

The court ruled in favour of Shelley- Black people could not be prevented from buying property.

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oct 2, 1948
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~ 77 years ago