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16 maps that Americans don't like to talk about
by Max Fisher on May 27, 2015
The United States has a lot to be proud of: it is the most powerful country on Earth and a global leader in culture and innovation as well as international affairs, and has a well-earned reputation for freedom and democracy. But, like any country, it has its flaws, as well. And those flaws are important to remember and examine even if many Americans would probably rather not think about them.
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This 1939 map of redlining in Chicago is just a hint at the systematic discrimination against African Americans
The New Deal brought with it a number of government institutions meant to expand access to housing, including the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC). This is an HOLC map of Chicago from 1939, with neighborhoods color-coded by stability, as judged by the government.
"On the maps, green areas, rated 'A,' indicated 'in demand' neighborhoods that, as one appraiser put it, lacked 'a single foreigner or Negro,'" Ta-Nehisi Coates explains in the Atlantic. "These neighborhoods were considered excellent prospects for insurance. Neighborhoods where black people lived were rated 'D' and were usually considered ineligible for FHA backing. They were colored in red."
This practice became known as "redlining," and would be the norm in the housing sector as a whole for decades to come, effectively denying black people the ability to own homes...
by Max Fisher on May 27, 2015
The United States has a lot to be proud of: it is the most powerful country on Earth and a global leader in culture and innovation as well as international affairs, and has a well-earned reputation for freedom and democracy. But, like any country, it has its flaws, as well. And those flaws are important to remember and examine even if many Americans would probably rather not think about them.
<snip>
#5
This 1939 map of redlining in Chicago is just a hint at the systematic discrimination against African Americans
The New Deal brought with it a number of government institutions meant to expand access to housing, including the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC). This is an HOLC map of Chicago from 1939, with neighborhoods color-coded by stability, as judged by the government.
"On the maps, green areas, rated 'A,' indicated 'in demand' neighborhoods that, as one appraiser put it, lacked 'a single foreigner or Negro,'" Ta-Nehisi Coates explains in the Atlantic. "These neighborhoods were considered excellent prospects for insurance. Neighborhoods where black people lived were rated 'D' and were usually considered ineligible for FHA backing. They were colored in red."
This practice became known as "redlining," and would be the norm in the housing sector as a whole for decades to come, effectively denying black people the ability to own homes...
http://www.vox.com/2015/5/27/8618261/america-maps-truths
I'd love to show a sample map, but DU won't accept the links because they all use a set of parenthesis () as part of the URL. If anyone knows how to fix that, it would be great if you'd educate the rest of us.
Thank you MaryM625 for your assistance in getting these maps posted. #1 from the list is below.
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16 maps that Americans don't like to talk about (Original Post)
kristopher
May 2015
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Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)1. RESPONSE GOES HERE
TEXT GOES HERE
marym625
(17,997 posts)2. Tell me what 2 you want the most and I will get those for you
kristopher
(29,798 posts)3. Nos. 1 & 5?
How do you do it?
marym625
(17,997 posts)4. I'm going to use photobucket
I will send to you in a message so you can put in the op. It'll take a few minutes
kristopher
(29,798 posts)5. OK, thanks. nt
marym625
(17,997 posts)6. You're welcome. sent. eom