Racial Restriction to Be Nixed From Kirkwood Neighborhood
Kirkwood's Greenbriar/Osage Hills neighborhood will take the final step in removing unenforceable language from its bylaws that discriminates against African-Americans.
Kirkwood's Greenbriar/Osage Hills Neighborhood Association has tried for decades to strike a racist indenture from the community's bylaws. This week, the subdivision's board of trustees looks to put the issue to rest. Trustees will file an amendment at the St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds Office to strike out an indenture that forbids African-Americans from owning a home in the Kirkwood subdivision that is home to more than 300 residents. The indenture states African-Americans cannot occupy a building unless they are servants or employees. The discriminatory language came under the scrutiny of the Kirkwood Human Rights Commission. (SEE: Neighborhood's Racial Covenant Raises Concerns in Kirkwood) Even though the language is illegal and …
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