Title: The Effects of Redlining
Headings: Redlining and its Effects
Redlining and its Effects
By: Faustina Ejiofor
What is Redlining?
How did Redlining start?
The Effects
Education

Content: Although redlining was outlawed over 50 years ago, the effects of it are still felt today. The Effects
As a consequence of redlining these areas was devastating. These neighborhoods were left in poverty and underdeveloped. The African Americans living in these areas were limited in their availability to banking, healthcare, retail, and groceries. As stated in the blackpast.org article, “ Redlining also led to an appreciable dearth of employment opportunities in these neighborhoods as prospective small scale employers were disinclined to locate there. Crime often followed in the wake of these declining neighborhoods making future investment less likely. These developments created a cycle which seemingly justified the initial redlining practices.” Redlining has created a continuous cycle of crime and poverty within low income communities, and that is not the least of it. According to archive.pov.org gentrification is, “a general term for the arrival of wealthier people in an existing urban district, a related increase in rents and property values, and changes in the district’s character and culture. The term is often used negatively, suggesting the displacement of poor communities by rich outsiders.