I live in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the second-largest city in Arkansas. My city is guilty of redlining so terribly. Literally, our most popular street primarily divides our town with the south side being primarily "good" neighborhoods and the north side being mostly "bad" neighborhoods. Historically for our city, it was because the leaders of that time perpetuated redlining and the division of our city, and the north side of town being older and never being remodeled or renovated.
Additionally, I just wanted to say I enjoyed learning some new facts in module 1 and am grateful for this program.
We bought our first house in Westchester near LAX in LA almost 7 years ago. When we read over the original deed to our 1950 house it clearly stated that only white people could buy the house. I was shocked. I didn't realize that happened in LA (I'm from Indiana) and I was appalled it had not been redacted or at least a huge asterisk by it stating that was no longer true. But on the other hand, glad I saw for myself the terrible racial discrimination that started our neighborhood so that I am aware.