Richmond redlining map
Redlining in Virginia
HOLC redlining map of Richmond, Vriginia
HOLC
Richmond HOLC map
Redlining Richmond
HOLC redlining map of Richmond, Virginia ca. 1930s
HOLC
Atlanta HOLC Map
Redlining Edited
“Redlining” security map for Atlanta, GA
HOLC
Chicago's Black Belt, 1930, 1940, and 1960
Great Migration
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 segregated.
Breadline during the Great Depression
Great Depression
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 this soup kitchen in Chicago, Illinois during the Depression.
Franklin Roosevelt
Origins of the Red Line
During his presidency, Franklin Roosevelt gave several radio addresses to explain his policies and government programs. These addresses came to be known as "fireside chats." In this photo, Roosevelt prepares to give his first fireside chat, just after taking office, in March of 1933 to discuss the banking crisis.
March 12, 1933