BEVERLY — Essex County’s “dirty deeds” containing discriminatory covenants are finally being cleaned up.
The Southern Essex Registry of Deeds recorded its first round of affidavits Monday to remove discriminatory covenants from real estate deeds in this area of the county. These covenants restricted people of certain ethnic or racial groups, particularly Black people, from buying homes or moving into specific neighborhoods years ago.
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