Interactive Redlining Map
(12 pts. of Agency)
Background: Mapping Inequality is an interactive map showing redlining in the United States.
This map was created through the collaboration of the University of Richmond, Virginia Tech,
the University of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Open the Interactive Redlining Map.
a. Enter Los Angeles in the search bar (right corner).
2. Explore the map--you should click on the various links, open and read the various
documents, and tinker with everything on the map. Be sure to also answer the guiding
questions below.
Guiding Questions
a) What do the different colors on the map represent?
b) Which zones are usually next to each other?
c) Which zones are usually kept apart?
d) What type of zones are close to the city’s center?
e) Why are red zones hazardous and green zones best?
f) What questions do you have after exploring the redlining map?
3. Be prepared to share and discuss the Guiding Questions with the class when your
teacher prompts you.