REDLINING
The Racist Practice They Don't Teach You in School
Redlining was the process used by the housing industry to deny housing loans to racial minorities who were looking to improve their homes or move into traditionally white neighborhoods. Neighborhoods were rated on an A-D scale for housing, with People of Color, primarily African Americans, being relegated to D areas. The image to the left shows the Salt Lake City redlined map.
ABOUT ME
I have my undergraduate degree in history and am currently finishing my M.A. in Technical Writing. During my undergraduate years, I focused primarily on race relations in the United States with an emphasis on the Black experience in America. This website is a way for me to bring both aspects of my academic training together.
THINGS AFFECTED BY REDLINING
It's easy to think that redlining only affected where African Americans could live, but the issues were much deeper than that. African Americans' lives were impacted not only by their geographic region, but also their amenities and housing quality.
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