Fairmont Memorial Park
This file appears in: The Origins of Segregated Neighborhoods in Spokane
Fairmont Memorial Park in the Northwest region of Spokane as it appears today. Formerly known as “Fairmont Cemetery”, Fairmont Memorial Park was one of the first places to have racial covenants in Spokane.
This file appears in: The Origins of Segregated Neighborhoods in Spokane
The Origins of Segregated Neighborhoods in Spokane
Discrimination and segregation were common in Spokane much of the early-mid 20th Century. Segregated neighborhoods and even cemeteries existed as early as the 1920s. De jure segregation (government sponsored) supported racially restrictive property…