Mapping Prejudice

Mapping Prejudice is based at the John R. Borchert Map Library of the University of Minnesota Libraries.[3] The project originally searched property records in Hennepin County, identified racial covenants that were made in order to stop non-Whites from purchasing certain properties, and plotted the results of them on digital maps.[2] Their focus began with Minneapolis. The project has grown to include Ramsey County, Minnesota;[4] Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dakota County, Minnesota;[5] and Anoka County, Minnesota.[5][6] Founded in 2016, Mapping Prejudice was inspired by work at universities[7] in Seattle[8] and Virginia.[9]

Mapping Prejudice
Founded2016 (2016)
Focusidentifies and maps racial covenants
Location
Key people
  • Kirsten Delegard (Director); Penny Petersen (Property Records); Kevin Ehrman-Solberg (Co-Founder)[1]
Volunteers
7,900[2]
Websitemappingprejudice.umn.edu

The project, along with Hennepin County, received the 2021 Freedom of Information award from the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MNCOGI).[10]

References
  1. Uren, Adam (June 15, 2021). "Tributes after sudden death of University of Minnesota's Mapping Prejudice Project co-founder". Bring Me The News. Arena Group. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. "About Mapping Prejudice". University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. "Partners and Funders". University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  4. "New map highlights racist home deeds in Ramsey County". MPR News. June 15, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  5. Tribune, Randy Furst Star. "Deeds barred home buyers of color in parts of Dakota County". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  6. "Restrictive Covenants - Mapping Prejudice Project | Anoka County, MN - Official Website". www.anokacountymn.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  7. Delegard, Kirsten; Leebaw, Danya (May 11, 2022). "How a Minneapolis public history project is building political will to redress racial housing disparities". Brookings Institution. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  8. "Racial Restrictive Covenants". Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project. University of Washington. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  9. "About Mapping Inequality". Digital Scholarship Lab. University of Richmond. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  10. "Mapping Prejudice Project, Hennepin County receive award". Hennepin County Climate Action. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
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