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Photo Edit for NPR: Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership
michele abercrombie
Jan 24, 2022
The story of housing discrimination is rooted in a long history of racist government policies perpetuated by the real estate industry and private attitudes that began with slavery. The federal government began to push and expand homeownership in the New Deal era through innovations like the 30-year mortgage.
But one way Black people and other minority groups were left out systematically was through a process known as "redlining" which labeled certain areas as "risky" for a home loan. African Americans and immigrants were relegated to areas, marked in red on government-sponsored maps, where poverty was most concentrated and housing was deteriorating.
Full story at NPR.org
Photography by Nevil Jackson for NPR @neviljackson
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