he FHA had adopted a system of maps that rated neighborhoods according to their perceived stability. On the maps, green areas, rated “A,” indicated “in demand” neighborhoods that, as one appraiser put it, lacked “a single foreigner or Negro.” These neighborhoods were considered excellent prospects for insurance. Neighborhoods where black people lived were rated “D” and were usually considered ineligible for FHA backing.
This reminds me of a book I read in 8th grade named Freakanomics, it was the first time I read about these injustices. I am curious to see the redlining here in this state and in California. Two states so ethnically diverse and "progressive" there is still very much segregated neighborhoods.