A man reviewing a map of racially restrictive covenants

Resources

Mapping Prejudice has worked with a wide variety of media makers and researchers to tell the stories and explain the significance of racial covenants. Below you'll find news stories, presentations, journal articles and resources for educators.

Star Tribune

Gov. Walz signs bill to allow homeowners to disavow racist prohibitions in their deeds.

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Discharging Covenants
Reparative Policy
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Vox

Little pink houses for nobody

Exclusionary zoning in CA and MN.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Housing Crisis
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CLA News

Minding the Maps

A sit-down with Ryan Mattke, Mapping Prejudice co-founder and head of Borchert Map Library, in this sanctum of study, rich with history.

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Data/GIS for Racial Justice
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Politico Magazine

How Minneapolis Freed Itself From the Stranglehold of Single-Family Homes.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Housing Crisis
Land Use Policy
Zoning
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MPR News

Effects of housing discrimination still felt today.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
History of Racial Covenants
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TPT Originals

What can be done about affordable housing in Saint Paul?

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Housing Crisis
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City Lab

When Minneapolis Segregated.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
History of Racial Covenants
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MINNPOST

With covenants, racism was written into Minneapolis housing. The scars are still visible.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Rezoning History

Influential Minneapolis Policy Shift Links Affordability, Equity.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Housing Crisis
Land Use Policy
Zoning
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Northeaster Newspaper

Covenants made parts of NE and St. Anthony white.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
History of Racial Covenants
Stories of Resistance
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The Wedge Times

Minneapolis 2040 Charts and Maps. 

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Housing Crisis
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The Century Foundation

How Minneapolis Ended Single-Family Zoning.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
History of Racial Covenants
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Forbes

Minneapolis Makes Room for Healing and Growth.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
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Streets MN

Podcast #112: Mapping the History of Racial Covenants in Minneapolis.

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TIME. Magazine

George Floyd’s Death and the Long History of Racism in Minneapolis.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
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