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1947
Daniels v. American Federation of Labor (1940s Redlining Case)
1947

Daniels v. American Federation of Labor (1940s Redlining Case)

While not a single court case name, the period saw the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) systematically …
1947
institutional court case discrimination

Daniels v. American Federation of Labor (1940s Redlining Case)

While not a single court case name, the period saw the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) systematically embed redlining into national policy through 'Security Maps' that rated Black neighborhoods as hazardous. This policy denied mortgage insurance and …

Washington, D.C., DC
African American Housing & redlining Jim Crow Labor
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While not a single court case name, the period saw the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) systematically embed redlining into national policy through 'Security Maps' that rated Black neighborhoods as hazardous. This policy denied mortgage insurance and credit to Black families, enforcing residential segregation across the North and Midwest. The practice was institutionalized under New Deal-era housing programs.