History

Redlining: Mapping Inequality in Dayton & Springfield

See how New Deal-era Redlining maps delineated risk areas for federally-backed mortgages and home-ownership programs, resulting in a wealth gap that continues to impact communities and Black families today.

Redlining Virtual Screener Discussion

51m 26s

Join community members for a discussion about Redlining in Dayton and Springfield following the virtual premiere of ThinkTV's most recent documentary.

Episodes

  • Redlining Virtual Screener Discussion: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Redlining Virtual Screener Discussion

    S2022 E2 - 51m 26s

    Join community members for a discussion about Redlining in Dayton and Springfield following the virtual premiere of ThinkTV's most recent documentary.

  • Redlining: Mapping Inequality (online version): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Redlining: Mapping Inequality (online version)

    S2022 E1 - 52m 58s

    "Redlining: Mapping Inequality in Dayton and Springfield" tells the national and local story of redlining, a practice which embedded racial segregation and inequality into the development of American cities and suburbs and created a wealth gap that continues to impact our communities today.

Extras + Features

  • Who was Lelia Francis?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Who was Lelia Francis?

    4m 40s

    Explore the life of Lelia Francis, the first Black real estate agent in Ohio, who went to extraordinary lengths to help Black families secure homes during the Jim Crow era. She fought against the effects of redlining, securing mortgages for Black home buyers and integrating neighborhoods in southwest Ohio. Always an entrepreneur, she also helped found the first Black-owned bank in Dayton, Ohio.

  • The Racial Wealth Gap: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Racial Wealth Gap

    1m 27s

    See the shocking gap between the financial assets of white and Black families today, and how much of it traces back to the federal policy of redlining of the 1930s.

  • Who was Harry Kissell?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Who was Harry Kissell?

    4m 38s

    Learn how the Springfield Ohio native and real estate developer, Harry Kissell, developed one of the earliest planned suburbs in the United States. These suburbs were based on racially restrictive deeds and covenants that prevented Black people from living there. Harry Kissell took his ideas to Washington and helped lay the groundwork for policies that came to be known as redlining.

  • What is Redlining?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What is Redlining?

    1m 30s

    Discover how the now-illegal practice of redlining was federal policy in the 1930’s, denying federally-backed mortgages to people of color. Find out how redlining maps were created during the New Deal, embedding racial segregation and inequality into the development of American cities and suburbs, with effects lasting to the present day.

  • Redlining: Mapping Inequality - Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Redlining: Mapping Inequality - Preview

    30s

    "Redlining: Mapping Inequality in Dayton and Springfield" tells the national and local story of redlining, a practice which embedded racial segregation and inequality into the development of American cities and suburbs.

    This one-hour documentary tells the story of local families who were impacted by redlining, and the lasting effects of this federal policy on our region.

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