The Reality About Racial Redlining (Essay Sample)

Racial Redlining







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In the 1930s, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation labelled areas of Los Angeles based on whether or not they believed it would be a safe investment area. They used four colours to distinguish the risk of investment: green, blue, yellow, and red, just as in the American Yawp Chapter Section. To truly understand why each area was coloured the way it was, I decided to pick two areas for each colour. Out of the areas I picked for each colour, I tried to make sure they were in completely different locations. After investigating all eight areas, I decided that occupation, average income, race and ethnicity, and the physical condition of the area all helped determine these classifications. At the top of the classifications, green areas were considered safe investment areas. I chose Brentwood Park and Morningside Park to understand why certain areas are designated green. To begin with, both areas contained people with professional careers and white-collar jobs, causing the average income to be higher than in other coloured areas. Brentwood Park had an average income of $6,000 to $18,000, and Morningside Park had an average income of $2,400 to $5,000. On another note, both areas did not contain foreign families or African Americans. In the descriptions of the areas, both contained statements regarding protection against racial hazards. Physically, both areas did not contain construction hazards, allowing for the highest quality of construction in these areas.