Identifying and interpreting racially restrictive covenants in Cook County through civic engagement and collaboration.https://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.social/post/3mhirvmlzfs2pThanks to the hard work of our volunteers, we’ve newly identified 115 racially restrictive covenants and plat restrictions and added them to our interactive map 🗺️ Check out the map to glimpse part of Chicago's history of housing discrimination ⬇️ https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/32c7a747127e46dda110e82848286394/20 Mar 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:fvffwidiwb3kuxhqas5v2va3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhirvmlzfs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.social/post/3madxvmzifc26Winter Research Session dates ❄️ Help us locate every racially restrictive covenant in Cook County to document the history of housing discrimination. See more ⬇️ (1/2)19 Dec 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:fvffwidiwb3kuxhqas5v2va3/app.bsky.feed.post/3madxvmzifc26https://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.social/post/3m5hesrsvf22u85 Years Ago Today: The US Supreme Court struck down a racially restrictive covenant in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, opening this South Side area to Black homeownership but falling short of challenging the constitutionality of such covenants. Read more about Truman Gibson, a lawyer involved: https://www.chicagocovenants.com/research/truman-gibson-jr-a-connection-to-hansberry-v-lee-james-burke-and-shelley-v-kraemer12 Nov 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:fvffwidiwb3kuxhqas5v2va3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hesrsvf22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.social/post/3m4tdfsiy7s2rMEET THE TEAM 👋 Yasmine Grier serves as a Research Assistant for the Chicago Covenants Project. She is in her second year as a Black Studies PhD Student at Northwestern.04 Nov 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:fvffwidiwb3kuxhqas5v2va3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tdfsiy7s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.social/post/3m3rrlngu4k2mRead our conversation with Chicago Covenants Project volunteer Cristen Brown (@ladytophamcatt.bsky.social) about how covenants research featured in her recent article for @southsideweekly.bsky.social.22 Oct 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:fvffwidiwb3kuxhqas5v2va3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rrlngu4k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.social/post/3m3q2fih4pc2kMEET THE TEAM 👋 Ben Miller serves as the Director of Chicago Research. He is in his second year as a PhD Student in history at Northwestern. @benmillerbenmiller.bsky.social21 Oct 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:fvffwidiwb3kuxhqas5v2va3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3q2fih4pc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.social/post/3m3ddl2dlbc2eThe Great Chicago fire was 154 years ago this month🔥 "The 1871 fire destroyed almost all of the county's real estate records as City Hall burned [...]. There was uncertainty over how the rights to ownership would be upheld." Read more from Maura Fennelly📖 https://www.chicagocovenants.com/research/maintaining-clear-title-through-disaster16 Oct 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:fvffwidiwb3kuxhqas5v2va3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ddl2dlbc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.social/post/3lhyybubmm22jSwipe through to read about David! One of the best aspects of working with the Chicago Covenants Project is the many volunteers it attracts. Volunteers like David make this experience so much more rewarding. Thanks David!12 Feb 2025 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:fvffwidiwb3kuxhqas5v2va3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyybubmm22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.social/post/3lg6tkwydlc22Looking for a way to escape the cold? Join us for our next research session this Friday, January 24th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm at 118 N. Clark St. RSVP using the link below! https://www.addevent.com/event/Yu24584895+apple20 Jan 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:fvffwidiwb3kuxhqas5v2va3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6tkwydlc22https://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.social/post/3lf4bczoafs2bWelcome back volunteers! Join us for our next research session this Friday, January 10th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm at 118n Clark St. RSVP using the link in below, we hope to see you soon! https://www.addevent.com/event/Jo24330704+apple06 Jan 2025 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:fvffwidiwb3kuxhqas5v2va3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf4bczoafs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chicagocovenants.bsky.social/post/3lcy73k7st42lHello everyone! We are the Chicago Covenants Project. A research project based in Chicago that discovers racial covenants here in Cook County. Our research schedule is attached below. Have questions? Please DM us!10 Dec 2024 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:fvffwidiwb3kuxhqas5v2va3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcy73k7st42l