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 taken from Birmingham Times

 I viewed the exhibit Redlining last year, 2019 during the month of October at the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA). On display was photography done by Celestia Morgan on the Federal Housing Administration's practice of redlining. During the 1930's this department would single out housing areas considered to be undesirable for whites by drawing a red line around them on city maps.  Conversely, banks denied  mortgages and loans if a person of color or certain religion wanted to purchase a home in an all white area.

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Photographing the sky shows that there is no difference and it is limitless. Sky is sky.  Drawing connecting lines  indicates enclosure.

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Visitors were invited to give their views on three questions. Post-it notes were provided and answers could be placed underneath the questions.  Here are some of their thoughts.

• My grandparents had to personally fight to get the roads paved in their community though they pay taxes the same as others
• Hard to bring neighborhood back to its original state
• Redlining has impacted their opportunity to move to better areas ultimately causing them to live in poorer neighborhoods without healthy eating options and limited exercise abilities leading to unhealthy living and outcome.
• Many people I know have been in unsafe places because of this program. It is heartbreaking to know that something could happen to them. It truly hurts.

Click this link for a short (6:29) interview film on Celestia Morgan's redlining exhibit.

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Next week:  Ensley, Alabama

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