Professor of History and American Studies Krystyn Moon
Professor of History and American Studies Krystyn Moon gave a talk titled “A History of Fairfax County’s Racial Covenants in Property Deeds” that was covered by the Alexandria Gazette in an article titled “The Legacy of Race-based Covenants.” Some real estate developers and others selling property in Northern Virginia from 1900 through the 1960s used race-based, restrictive covenants to maintain segregation, and Virginia’s state and local governments were enablers at times, Moon, told a packed room of 120 on August 27 at the Sherwood Regional Library. Read more.
Moon’s talk was also cited in an article titled “Fairfax County to review property deeds, remove discriminatory language,” which ran in Fairfax County’s FFX Now. Moon disclosed her latest findings, identifying an additional 8,000 land parcels with racial restrictions, particularly in the Mount Vernon and Falls Church areas. In total, the research project has found over 22,000 parcels with restrictive covenants in Fairfax County, including some owned by the county government. Read more.