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  • Collection: Redlining Virginia

LynchburgHOLCmap.jpg
The 1936 HOLC redlining map of Lynchburg, VA.

RichmondRedlining.jpg
HOLC redlining map of Richmond, Virginia ca. 1930s

LittleItalyChicago.jpg
Little Italy, west of Chicago’s central business district, was a dense ethnic neighborhood that HOLC officials concluded was risky for residential investment. The area saw little investment until the late 1950s, when state and federal initiatives…

Homer.jpg
Portrait of Homer Hoyt, who studied at the University of Chicago, combined urban sociology and economics and became the chief housing economist at the FHA.

Ely-Richard-T.jpg
Portrait of Richard Ely. Ely had formed strong ties between the academy and private sector, putting him in a strong position to advise when Congress created the HOLC and FHA. Ely had advised the National Association of Real Estate Boards (NAREB) in…

SanFranciscoHOLC.jpg
“Redlining” security map for San Francisco, CA

AtlantaHOLCmap.jpg
“Redlining” security map for Atlanta, GA

ChicagoRace1930Nov16.png
These three maps for the south side of Chicago illustrate the stark color line separating the Black Belt neighborhoods from white neighborhoods in the city. Even as the African American population grew in the Great Migration, the city remained…

NegroBoys.tif
This iconic image from photographer Russell Lee depicts African American children in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, in the Black Belt, on Easter Sunday, 1941.

DepressionBreadline.jpg
About a quarter of the American workforce was unemployed at the lowest point of the Great Depression. When families were unable to afford food for themselves, charities often provided free meals. Al Capone, a leading organized crime figure, provided…
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