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Topic: Single-family Zoning Laws

A map of the 1956 school district by race in Topeka, Ks., from the implementation arguments in Brown v. Board of Education, part of the new exhibit at the Library of Congress, "With and Even Hand," on the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision on integration. (Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images)

The fight against racist zoning laws

Nicole Karlis