On This Date in 1948: SCOTUS ruled racial covenants unenforceable -- Charles Hamilton Houston, Hurd v. Hodge and Bloomingdale

See these tweets:

#OTD 1948 @Scotus ruled racial covenants uneforceable. #BloomingdaleDC #EveningStar @dcpl @NAACP #CharlesHamiltonHouston pic.twitter.com/opyRpVcQgO

— Bloomingdame (@bloomingdame) May 3, 2018

Adding a 1948 photo from @washingtonpost @dcpl - beautiful pic of 100 block of Bryant in #BloomingdaleDC. Block appears serene despite years of court battles. #HurdvHodge1948 pic.twitter.com/n4sBGjV6ti

— Bloomingdame (@bloomingdame) May 6, 2018

And this headline from the #AfroAmerican @dcpl #HurdvHodge1948 pic.twitter.com/TCB3Z3fA1E

— Bloomingdame (@bloomingdame) May 6, 2018