Shelly House (Shelly v. Kraemer Landmark)
- Title
- Shelly House (Shelly v. Kraemer Landmark)
- Description
- This modest home would be the center of a landmark Supreme Court case that challenged racial housing covenants. It symbolizes legal resistance and the outstanding courage that ordinary citizens needed to use to confront injustice. This site is a reminder that hope can have very humble beginnings and all one needs to do is refuse to accept exclusion. Today there is still some community centered around the house, mainly a group of civil rights historians and neighborhood advocates that keep this site alive. When I went there years ago, I remember the aged brickwork and the gravity surrounding the house with its historical memory attached to it.
- Semester
- Fall 2025
- Address
- 4600 Labadie Ave, St. Louis, MO 63115
- Date
- 1948
- Contributor
- Dan Ignaczak
- Media
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This item was submitted on November 17, 2025 by [anonymous user] using the form “Historical Site” on the site “Landscapes of Hope”: https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/landscapes_of_hope
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