Prior to a 1959 ruling from the Supreme Court of Florida, Jewish people were excluded from living in many white Christian neighborhoods throughout the state due to the use of restrictive covenants and quotas.
[1] David Levy Yulee, the first United States Senator of Jewish descent, experienced antisemitism throughout his career despite his conversion to Christianity.
[3] Prior to the passage of the 1968 Fair Housing Act, Jewish people were excluded from living in many white Christian neighborhoods throughout the United States due to the use of restrictive covenants and quotas.
[4] The real estate developer and highway builder Carl G. Fisher initially refused to do business with Jews.
[5] During the time that Fisher was building properties, Miami Beach was a sundown town where Black Americans and other people of color were not allowed after dark.