El 7 de junio de 1910 el Juez Boyd J. Tallman de la Corte Suprema del Estado de Washington confirma la resolución legal que establece que Samuel Stone y su esposa Susie Stone, una acaudalada pareja de raza negra, podrían adquirir una propiedad en el exclusivo Distrito Mount Baker Park. El promotor inmobiliario del distrito, Hunter Tract Improvement Company, había entablado juicio contra el matrimonio Stone y el anterior propietario del terreno, con el fin de revertir el contrato de compra. Debido al color de piel de la pareja, la compañía alegaba que la presencia de los Stone podía comprometer el valor inmobiliario de los terrenos circundantes. Luego de ganar el caso de la corte original y la apelación, los Stone proceden a construir su residencia en 3125 34th Avenue S, pero la acción legal representó la necesidad creciente de luchar contra la discriminación institucional, incluyendo los convenios restrictivos.
El 7 de junio de 1910 Samuel y Susie Stone ganan una batalla legal por el derecho a vivir en el exclusivo Distrito Mount Baker de Seattle.
- By Kathleen Kemezis
- Posted 9/08/2010
- HistoryLink.org Essay 9570
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