Mapping Prejudice Explained

Mapping Prejudice
Location:Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Focus:identifies and maps racial covenants
Num Volunteers:7,900[1]

Mapping Prejudice is based at the John R. Borchert Map Library of the University of Minnesota Libraries.[2] The project originally searched property records in Hennepin County, identified racial covenants that were made in order to stop non-Whites from purchasing certain properties, and plotted the results of them on digital maps. Their focus began with Minneapolis. The project has grown to include Ramsey County, Minnesota;[3] Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dakota County, Minnesota;[4] and Anoka County, Minnesota.[5] Founded in 2016, Mapping Prejudice was inspired by work at universities[6] in Seattle[7] and Virginia.[8]

The project, along with Hennepin County, received the 2021 Freedom of Information award from the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MNCOGI).[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Mapping Prejudice. University of Minnesota. June 15, 2023.
  2. Web site: Partners and Funders. June 15, 2023. University of Minnesota.
  3. Web site: 2022-06-15 . New map highlights racist home deeds in Ramsey County . 2024-01-16 . MPR News . en.
  4. Web site: Tribune . Randy Furst Star . Deeds barred home buyers of color in parts of Dakota County . 2024-01-16 . Star Tribune.
  5. Web site: Restrictive Covenants - Mapping Prejudice Project Anoka County, MN - Official Website . 2024-01-16 . www.anokacountymn.gov.
  6. Web site: How a Minneapolis public history project is building political will to redress racial housing disparities. Kirsten. Delegard. Danya. Leebaw. May 11, 2022. Brookings Institution. June 15, 2023.
  7. Web site: Racial Restrictive Covenants. June 15, 2023. University of Washington. Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project.
  8. Web site: About Mapping Inequality. June 15, 2023. Digital Scholarship Lab. University of Richmond.
  9. Web site: Mapping Prejudice Project, Hennepin County receive award . 2024-01-16 . Hennepin County Climate Action . en.

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