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Michigan’s segregated past – and present (Told in 9 interactive maps)
Segregation today has its roots in government-sanctioned housing policies from the 1930s, which barred blacks and other minorities from obtaining mortgages in nicer (whiter) neighborhoods. Check out segregation patterns in YOUR city.
Saginaw, then and now
1937 On the historic maps, click on an area to see the appraiser’s description, which will appear on the right. To enlarge those descriptions, click on it and it will appear on the left. Scroll around to see how they identified the neighborhood and its inhabitants and how appraisers felt about the area’s long-term prospects. […]
Pontiac, then and now
1937 On the historic maps, click on an area to see the appraiser’s description, which will appear on the right. Scroll down to see how they identified the neighborhood and its inhabitants and how appraisers felt about the area’s long-term prospects. 2015 A majority black city today (52 percent African-American), in the 1930s blacks lived […]
Muskegon, then and now
1937 On the historic maps, click on an area to see the appraiser’s description, which will appear on the right. To enlarge those descriptions, click on it and it will appear on the left. Scroll around to see how they identified the neighborhood and its inhabitants and how appraisers felt about the area’s long-term prospects. […]
Kalamazoo, then and now
1937 On the historic maps, click on an area to see the appraiser’s description, which will appear on the right. Scroll down to see how they identified the neighborhood and its inhabitants and how appraisers felt about the area’s long-term prospects. 2015 In 1937, blacks in the city lived north of town or in pockets […]
Flint, then and now
1937 On the historic maps, click on an area to see the appraiser’s description, which will appear on the right. To enlarge those descriptions, click on it and it will appear on the left. Scroll around to see how they identified the neighborhood and its inhabitants and how appraisers felt about the area’s long-term prospects. […]
Grand Rapids, then and now
1937 On the historic maps, click on an area to see the appraiser’s description, which will appear on the right. To enlarge those descriptions, click on it and it will appear on the left. Scroll around to see how they identified the neighborhood and its inhabitants and how appraisers felt about the area’s long-term prospects. […]
Detroit, then and now
1937 On the historic maps, click on an area to see the appraiser’s description, which will appear on the right. To enlarge those descriptions, click on it and it will appear on the left. Scroll around to see how they identified the neighborhood and its inhabitants and how appraisers felt about the area’s long-term prospects. […]
Bay City, then and now
1937 On the historic maps, click on an area to see the appraiser’s description, which will appear on the right. To enlarge those descriptions, click on it and it will appear on the left. Scroll around to see how they identified the neighborhood and its inhabitants and how appraisers felt about the area’s long-term prospects. […]