Resources: DC Metro Housing

DC Metro Area

https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/goodbye-to-chocolate-city/
http://mappingsegregationdc.org/index.html#mapping
Mapping Segregation in Washington DC: Mapping Segregation - Foggy Bottom TEDX talk - Mara Cherkasky

A Barry Hill Farms Resident Tells Her Story

Housing Segregation and Redlining in America

Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: A Short History | Code Switch | NPR
Black Home Ownership - If You Don’t Know, Now You Know | The Daily Social Distancing Show

Advocacy Groups

Arlington Alliance for Housing
Coalition for Smarter Growth

Racial Inequities in the DC Region - Report by The Urban Institute (PDF - 18 pages)
Decades of systemic racism and discriminatory policies and practices have produced significant inequities in education, income, employment, and housing for people of color—the majority of the population in the region. These inequities are not confined to one particular jurisdiction, they exist within all jurisdictions in the DC region.

The Effects of the 1930s HOLC "Redlining" Maps (REVISED August 2020)

History on Housing, Redlining and Gentrification

Mapping Projects Show Lasting Impact Of Redlining, Racial Covenants In Virginia
Gentrification Explained (7:30 mins)
The Myth of the “Natural” Neighborhood (article - The Century Foundation)
Where To Find Historical “Redlining” Maps Of Your City (Slate)

Virginia Municipalities/Counties

Redlining in Virginia: Click the link to see zoomable and clickable redlining maps of much of Virginia and Maryland. The red dots denote covenants being formed through restrictions on who could or could not purchase, sell, or rent a home in an area, as well as who was most eligible for home loans. The line between those who could and could not often came down to systemic and interpersonal racial prejudice against black people and immigrants.