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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.

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Community Idea Stations | PBS

Mapping Projects Show Lasting Impact Of Redlining, Racial Covenants In Virginia.

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Pioneer Press

Realtors say segregated housing in Twin Cities was no accident — industry wrote racial restrictions into deeds, as well as lending.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
History of Racial Covenants
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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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The Free Press

Uncovering trauma: 'Mapping Prejudice' project to start in Mankato.

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Community Activism
History of Racial Covenants
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The Free Press

Our View: Discrimination: Racial covenant study worthwhile, necessary.

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Community Activism
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
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Habitat for Humanity

Race and Housing Series: Racial Covenants – An interview with Kirsten Delegard.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
History of Racial Covenants
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Libraries Continuum

Mattke, Map Library win GIS awards.

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Data/GIS for Racial Justice
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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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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Rezoning History

Influential Minneapolis Policy Shift Links Affordability, Equity.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Housing Crisis
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CNN

Racist language is still woven into home deeds across America. Erasing it isn't easy, and some don't want to.

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Black text on a white background: "Northeaster" with the o having a compass pointing in the NE direction

Northeaster Newspaper

Covenants made parts of NE and St. Anthony white.

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Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
History of Racial Covenants
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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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