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Other cities like Detroit, Houston, and Atlanta likewise have very pronounced black and white neighborhoods, the same neighborhoods that were originally redlined by financial institutions decades ago. [55] While other cities have made progress, this continued racial segregation has contributed to reduced economic mobility for millions of people.
In the early 1900s, U.S. cities were largely integrated, with working-class, typically immigrant, White families often living in the same neighborhoods as working-class Black families. [6] However, the early 1930s marked the beginning of discriminatory housing policies. [4]
Detroit's history of racial segregation regarding residency has continued to have an exponential impact on the city, continuing until today. The structural obstacles that blacks faced upon migration to Detroit demonstrates the prevalence and strength of racism and white supremacy, with whites largely believing that they were superior and thus ...
This practice, known as redlining, was eventually made illegal in 1968 – and its long-term ramifications continue to be felt today. The historic disinvestment has been linked with modern-day ...
Kansas City’s J.C. Nichols developed discriminatory housing policies that were copied around the country. | Editorial Johnson County Museum’s ‘Redlined’ exhibit is a tough, true history ...
The study included nearly 2.4 million adults who lived in U.S. communities with varying degrees of redlining. Black adults living The post Black adults in redlined areas face higher heart failure ...
Areas with immigrants and African Americans were redlined in Columbus, despite several being middle-class or wealthy areas. A 2018 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition found that the redlined areas continue to suffer, more than the national average for historically redlined neighborhoods. [1]
The CEO of the Jacksonville Historical Society weighs in on how redlining began and its far-reaching, unintended consequences.