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Novelist. Newest is The Good Lieutenant @fsgbooks. Prof. @UMKansasCity. Co-host fiction/non/fiction podcast @Lithub @fnftalk
Jun 15, 2020 16 tweets 7 min read
Why did the @KCStar publish this irresponsible article? Jay Nichols makes a number of assertions about J.C. Nichols that are demonstrably false. No fact checking. No voice on the other side of the issue. So here are some facts. kansascity.com/news/politics-… Jay: “B/c it was 1903 [JCN] had to have restrictive deeds. Restrictive deeds meant that the house had to have certain setbacks . . . size of the house . . . was restricted and, unfortunately, in order to sell to contractors, you had to say no Black people. It was a fact of life."