REDLINING Definition & Meaning

redlining

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[ red-lahy-ning ]

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noun

a discriminatory practice by which banks, insurance companies, etc., refuse or limit loans, mortgages, insurance, etc., within specific geographic areas, especially inner-city neighborhoods.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of redlining¹

redline + -ing ¹, as if banks, insurance companies, etc., had outlined such areas in red on a map

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Even in the U.S., redlining and banking discrimination have historically been used to exclude marginalized communities from wealth-building opportunities.

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The historically Black area, where many settled due to redlining east of Lake Avenue, “has definitely felt undervalued and overlooked in many ways,” Carmody said.

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These areas west of Lake Avenue have large Black populations in part because of a history of segregation and redlining policies.

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Many were boxed out of neighborhoods east of Lake Avenue because of redlining and settled in West Altadena.

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For others, it’s been the community where Black residents sought refuge decades ago amid the legacy of defunct racial redlining.

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