Rock Hill neighborhood discovers racist bylaw, comes together to remove it (WBTV)

Karen Clemmer 8/16/2012:02 PM

By Morgan Newell, August 14, 2020, WBTV.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (WBTV) - A movement to change a racist bylaw in a homeowners association in Rock Hill is still going on. The change is bringing the Rock Hill neighborhood, Fewell Estates, closer together.

Megan Paat and her husband are raising their kids in a neighborhood that looks like most. Mailboxes line the streets, newspapers lie at the bottom of driveways and flags fly showing pride for sports teams.

The Homeowners Association bylaws stated only people of the Caucasian race could live in the neighborhood, unless they were a domestic servant. This not only shook Paat to her core on an emotional level, but a personal one as well.

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