Mapping Prejudice

Mapping Prejudice
Founded	2016; 9 years ago
Focus	identifies and maps racial covenants
Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US;
Key people	Kirsten Delegard (Director); Penny Petersen (Property Records); Kevin Ehrman-Solberg (Co-Founder);
Volunteers	7,900
Website	mappingprejudice.umn.edu

Mapping Prejudice is based at the John R. Borchert Map Library of the University of Minnesota Libraries.^[3] The project originally searched property records in Hennepin County, identified racial covenants that were made in order to stop non-Whites from purchasing certain properties, and plotted the results of them on digital maps.^[2] Their focus began with Minneapolis. The project has grown to include Ramsey County, Minnesota;^[4] Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dakota County, Minnesota;^[5] Stearns County, Minnesota,^[6] and Anoka County, Minnesota.^[5]^[7] Founded in 2016, Mapping Prejudice was inspired by work at universities^[8] in Seattle^[9] and Virginia.^[10]

The project, along with Hennepin County, received the 2021 Freedom of Information award from the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MNCOGI).^[11]

References

^ Uren, Adam (June 15, 2021). "Tributes after sudden death of University of Minnesota's Mapping Prejudice Project co-founder". Bring Me The News. Arena Group. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "About Mapping Prejudice". University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
^ "Partners and Funders". University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
^ "New map highlights racist home deeds in Ramsey County". MPR News. June 15, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Tribune, Randy Furst Star. "Deeds barred home buyers of color in parts of Dakota County". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
^ Maurice, Jim (February 11, 2025). "Mapping Prejudice Project Granted Access to Stearns Co. Records". AM 1240 WJON. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ "Restrictive Covenants - Mapping Prejudice Project | Anoka County, MN - Official Website". www.anokacountymn.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
^ Delegard, Kirsten; Leebaw, Danya (May 11, 2022). "How a Minneapolis public history project is building political will to redress racial housing disparities". Brookings Institution. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
^ "Racial Restrictive Covenants". Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project. University of Washington. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
^ "About Mapping Inequality". Digital Scholarship Lab. University of Richmond. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
^ "Mapping Prejudice Project, Hennepin County receive award". Hennepin County Climate Action. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

External links

Mapping Prejudice
Zenner, Lily. Revealing public history through maps (Aug 4, 2023). University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved 15 Jan 2024.