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The City of Columbus is a city where it is very evident where the Federal Housing Association redlined the city into heavily segregated neighborhoods. People were refused the same access to federal home loans and other discriminatory housing practices that have left a permanent mark on the city. Still to this day we see the effects of this, and the city has a lot to do if they want their city to be more inclusive and have more neighborhoods of mixed income and mixed background. This map shows which areas have the most white people living in them, you can compare this map to the other map on this page to see where the majority of black people reside in Columbus.

The City of Columbus is a city where it is very evident where the Federal Housing Association redlined the city into heavily segregated neighborhoods. People were refused the same access to federal home loans and other discriminatory housing practices that have left a permanent mark on the city. Still to this day we see the effects of this, and the city has a lot to do if they want their city to be more inclusive and have more neighborhoods of mixed income and mixed background. This map shows which areas have the most black people living in them, you can compare this map to the other map on this page to see where the majority of white people reside in Columbus.

Another aspect of Columbus' makeup is the disparity between who in the city has acheived an education equivalent to a bachelors degree or higher and those that haven't. This map unofotunately follows the map that shows where black people live in Columbus, showing that the educational system is not created equal, and it depends on where you live as to what the education level you might have or receive. Obviously this is due to some areas having better school systems because they are better funded through taxes deu to higher home values, but this again points to the fact that redlining has a ripple effect that is still felt today. If non-white people were given the same opportunities as white people to receieve home loans and build generational wealth, the education system would look a lot different today.