In February 1950, the owner of the land that is now Porter Park in Prairie Village created a single rule for that land: No Black people were allowed to use, own or occupy it. Now, 75 years later, Porter Park is officially home to an interpretive panel, entitled “Inherited Exclusion,” that publicly recognizes the park’s history defined by a racist covenant and also details Prairie Village’s broader history as a community founded in part on racist deed restrictions.
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