Orsel McGhee House
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N 42° 21.315 W 083° 07.164
17T E 325452 N 4691395
It's a little run down, but is located on the northwest side of Seebaldt Street, between Firwood and Beechwood Streets. Streetside parking available.
Waymark Code: WM137N
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2007
Views: 18
In 1944 the Orsel McGhees, a black family, moved here into what was then an all-white neighborhood. A neighboring family won a court order revoking the McGhees' purchase of the house on the basis of a restrictive covenant forbidding nonwhite residents. The McGhees, aided by the NAACP and represented by Thurgood Marshall, appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court's 1948 decision in favor of the McGhees upheld the principle of freedom from discrimination in the enjoyment of property rights.
Historical Name: Orsel McGhee, Thurgood Marshall
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: Local Site #0486
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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