The language and justifications are coarse and offensive. The racist language and explanations below are quoted from the “Area Description Files” filled out by government appraisers. 2020).ĭetroit and its Suburbs Redline Grading Justifications Historical HOLC Redlining Map for Detroit, Michigan (Nelson et al. We also have a map overlaying the original HOLC boundaries on 2019 segregation, which starkly show the continued effects of these racist practices. Consistent with the requirements of the government Underwriting Manual, the redlining specifically targeted residents of color, deeming their neighborhoods as “hazardous” to investment because they had residents of color or were even near residents of color. The federal government redlined Detroit on June 1, 1939.
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