[acoustic guitar]
Course Exhibit Initiative:  Redlining Virginia:  The Home Owners' Loan Corporation and Racial Segregation
Congress created the Home Owners' Loan Corporation
in 1933 to rescue the real estate industry
and restructure the home mortgage market.
During this process, the Home Owners' Loan
Corporation also strengthened residential
racial segregation.
They promoted racial covenants in deeds to prevent mixed-race neighborhoods and created
color-coded maps of American cities that made race a key factor in assessing financial risk.
This exhibit explores the actions of the Home
Owners' Loan Corporation in Virginia and its
impact on Virginia cities.
