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Minneapolis' Near North Side has always been a haven for marginalized communities, mostly for its affordable housing and proximity to downtown. In the early twentieth century, much of the Twin Cities' Jewish population resided in the Near North neighborhood, especially along
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Restrictive covenants written into real estate deeds limited Black people to certain areas of
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1541:MNopedia
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1315:Armatage
1295:Whittier
1290:Standish
1275:Corcoran
1260:Bancroft
1216:Phillips
1185:Sheridan
1150:Beltrami
1115:Northrop
1073:Ericsson
1023:Harrison
988:Hiawatha
903:McKinley
763:licensed
759:MNopedia
708:19 April
678:MinnPost
559:Harrison
305:ZIP code
174:Harrison
126:Hennepin
1491:Midtown
1280:Lyndale
1270:Central
1165:Holland
1108:Wenonah
1059:Nokomis
929:Central
913:Victory
893:Folwell
843:Kenwood
400:member
351:History
144:Founded
99:Country
73:93°17′W
1506:Uptown
1355:Windom
1325:Fulton
1265:Bryant
1125:Regina
1033:Jordan
1003:Seward
983:Cooper
874:Camden
656:
609:. 2011
569:Jordan
514:35,013
504:−12.5%
499:31,192
484:35,632
469:35,225
454:33,721
429:Census
406:Ward 4
341:Camden
254:35,013
184:Jordan
121:County
70:45°0′N
1330:Kenny
1078:Field
539:Asian
531:White
527:Black
519:12.2%
331:is a
294:UTC-5
273:UTC-6
109:State
1380:Como
1120:Page
1083:Hale
993:Howe
710:2024
654:ISBN
510:2020
495:2010
489:1.2%
480:2000
474:4.5%
465:1990
450:1980
438:Note
433:Pop.
394:I-94
233:Area
168:List
155:4, 5
147:1849
133:City
335:in
321:612
298:CDT
287:DST
277:CST
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