Lawsuit claims Arkansas group rejected woman’s land purchase due to Jewish ancestry, Black husband
The lawsuit says the group rejected Michelle Walker because of her Jewish ancestry and interracial family, and seeks damages and an injunction.
- On Wednesday, Michelle Walker filed a federal lawsuit against Return to the Land, an Arkansas-based group that rejected her application to purchase land due to her Jewish ancestry and interracial family.
- Return to the Land operates a 157-acre compound in Sharp County, screening applicants for race and religion to maintain an all-white settlement while claiming exemption from civil rights laws as a private membership association.
- Walker, a St. Louis-based real estate broker, answered questions about her ancestry and family during the application process before receiving notice she was 'not an ideal fit' for the community.
- Backed by Legal Aid of Arkansas and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the lawsuit seeks an injunction to halt discriminatory practices and compensatory damages for violations of federal and state fair housing laws.
- The group has faced scrutiny for expansion attempts into other states, prompting Pennsylvania legislators to pass House Bill 2103 in April by a 101-100 vote to block creation of race-exclusive housing communities.
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White Woman Rejected By All-White Town Over Black Husband And Kids Sues
Source: Torsten Asmus / Getty In today’s episode of Isn’t It Ironic: Caucasity Edition, a white woman is suing a white nationalist group that created an all-white community in Arkansas because, according to her, she applied for residency in that community but was rejected due to her Jewish roots, Black husband and biracial children. Meet Michelle Walker. Walker is white, a Christian, a real estate broker, and hopping mad that the Return to the L…
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