REDLINING EVANSTON 1860 REDLINING EVANSTON in the ownership of property and contracts of making inthe race of 1886 prohibits discrimination on the basis Negro to move to Illinois. The Civil Rights ofAct repealing 1853 act making it a misdemeanor for a Illinois bars residency segregation in 1865, 1865 Simpson Street, near the North Shore Canal c1924Canal Shore North Street,near the Simpson 1900 REDLINING EVANSTON Chicago Daily Tribune Daily Chicago . January 22 1904, p.7 newspapers regional and in local 1930s and 1900 between instances were reported societal demands. Many local government and exclusionary tactics from were supported through policies the ordinances, city inthe officially Crow”. Though not policies known “Jim as embracing segregated of Evidence Evanston 1904 — 1900 REDLINING EVANSTON the homewas soldtosomeoneotherthan “Caucasian” people incertain neighborhoods and punished owners if excludegroupsof to weremeant home that Evanston An example ofa racial covenant that appeared for an 1920 REDLINING EVANSTON their presence would damage property values. or nationality”race into neighborhoods where “forbade ealtors[R] National Association of Boards thatReal Estate the of Ethics of Code the to addition an drafts member of the Chicago Planning Commission, Nathan MacChesney 1924 solely targeting “Colored” people covenant for the Chicago Real Estate Board, MacChesney 1927 to introduce ofmembers any , a Chicago attorney and drafts a model racially restrictive restrictive racially model a drafts 1930 REDLINING EVANSTON (https:// issued. wouldbe loans home where determined segregation. These reports led to an inincrease housing risks on over 200 cities that maps that graded lending created residential security Corporation (HOLC) who Home Owners Loan the created government Federal the crisis, housing country’s the address To 1930 www.refinblog.com /the -longterm -effects -of -redlining/) 1930 REDLINING EVANSTON encroaching into adjoining neighborhoods.” and steadily growing be to seem they as town the for problem “This concentration of negroes in Evanston is quite a serious (https:// www.refinblog.com /the -longterm -effects -of -redlining/) 1930 REDLINING EVANSTON most of the Fifth Ward. Redlined area covers Evanston, Illinois 1930 D2 (https:// www.refinblog.com /the -longterm -effects -of -redlining/) 1930 REDLINING EVANSTON Chicago Defender. Chicago February 2 1935, p.13 1940 REDLINING EVANSTON ( Negroes for housing in itsveteran attempt restrict Judgement against Evanston 1948 Evanston Evanston Newsette , April 16) ( toward housing for Negroes.” failure to do anything constructive of the discussion focuses on the “city’s Part Program. Land Evanston Clearance meetingMass in Evanston held on the 1948 Chicago Defender Chicago . , Aug. 14, p7) 1950 REDLINING EVANSTON King, Jr. visits Beth January, Martin Luther 1958 visits in 1962 and 1963. King, Jr. two makes more allow Negro guests. Dr. as nearby hotels wouldn’t synagogue the of basement spends the night in the integration. Dr. King, Jr. on and Evanston speaks the Free Synagogue in Photo by Evanston Photographic Studio Photographic Evanston by Photo Evanston. Hotel, Dr.Jr. Orrington the King, at Emet 1960 REDLINING EVANSTON residents.” percentage ofNorth Shore onlyasmall wishes of Realtors – by encouraged and North Shore “segregated societyofthe the that determines study NSSP The offices. estate protests outside real participate invigils and also who volunteers undertaken bydozensof a door completes (NSSP) Project North Shore Summer 1965 (August 29,1965) (August -todoor survey reflects the – perpetuated 1964 Evanston Real Estate protest march. Photo by Charles Johnson Charles by Photo march. protest Estate Real Evanston 1964 1960 REDLINING EVANSTON religion or national origin color, race, his of because person rent or advertise a dwelling to any or sell to Refusal discrimination: of forms following the prohibits Housing Fair Federal The Act 1968 1970 REDLINING EVANSTON individual low income and minority applicants individual lowincome andminority moderate incomeneighborhoods. It alsointroduces “fairlending” requirements for depository institutions todefine and serve a local community that includes lowand meet creditneeds oftheirlocalcommunity andrequiresfederallyregulated Community Reinvestment Act affirmatively requires lending institutions tohelp 1977 1990 REDLINING EVANSTON $450,000. … and Baird & Warner insettles the amount of amount … of $200,000 Century 21 ShorelineAmericans, settles in the steering and disparaging remarks against African Housing findingsCenter’s that racial revealed Interfaith of result a as investigation, housing of fair City Evanston the 1989 from Stemming 1990 ( Chicago Tribune Chicago found in violation of the city’s fair housing act real estate firms named among ten firms Evanston eight fines Evanston of City The 1989 ( Evanston Review Evanston , Feb. 10) ( , Nov.Press Pioneer 8, p. 9) , Jan. 26) 2000 REDLINING EVANSTON Chicago’s suburbs requirement are in that fall short of the 10% communities Illinois the of stock to 10 percent. All 49 their affordable housing municipalities to increase legislature requiring all Appeals thepasses Act Housing Planning and Illinois The Affordable 2003 1930 REDLINING EVANSTON (https:// Fifth Fifth the area covers most of map HOLC The www.refinblog.com past and current current and past Ward. /the -longterm D2 -effects -of -redlining/) 2000 REDLINING EVANSTON steer to continues and ward Fifth map, overlays on todays community. The redlined Evanston’s and Black referring mostly at C Side The “Fifth ward”, ommunity Risk all” are synonyms ”, perceptions. “Marginalized ”, “Communities to the “West Brown 2005 Ward2005 map 2000 REDLINING EVANSTON 2012. It also through visited heavily areas. The site was subjective desirable or “Meh”, indicating withareas “Nice”, “No” with boxed rough-drawn Evanston of map a posted topic “Is Evanston Safe,” An on 2008 original redlined map. redlined original stemming from the lasting perceptions -line forum, on the revealed long www.city -data The Redlining Evanston exhibit is supported in part by the REDLINING following organizations Evanston Community Foundation www.evanstonforever.org
City of Evanston EVANSTON www.cityofevanston.org Shorefront Legacy Center www.shorefrontlegacy.org
Northwestern University www.northwestern.edu
Evanston History Center www.evanstonhistorycenter.org
YWCA Evanston/North Shore www.ywca-ens.org
August, 2019