Record #:

27184

Author(s):

Hudnall, David

Abstract:

The Home Owners' Loan Corporation pioneered the practice of redlining, selectively granting loans and drawing lines around black and low-income neighborhoods. In East Durham, the largest redlined areas also suffer from a lack of trees, as compared to richer, white neighborhoods. This shows how discriminatory federal policies from the past affect Durham’s tree canopy today.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 23, June 2016, p10-11, por

Subject(s):

Durham--Social conditions; Trees in cities--Laws and legislation; Discrimination in housing