covenant

Racially restrictive covenants and zoning codes became a precondition of federal housing loans.

In 1636, a small band traveled deep into the Connecticut River Valley, north of Hartford, and established rural towns through a covenant with the Pocumtuck Indians.

The order bans new restrictive covenants which prohibit land being used for a supermarket.

Only a few states offer covenant marriages — Louisiana, Arkansas and Arizona — and they are widely unpopular.

Racial zoning covenants first gained traction in Modesto a few decades after the Gold Rush inspired a mad migratory dash to the region.