Across
- 3. A question posed to check for accuracy; with geospatial technology, a question using the map and data stored with the map.
- 5. An agreement in a deed to real estate (land/property) that restricts future use of the property, often enforceable against future owners. Restrictive covenants based on race were declared unconstitutional in 1949.
- 7. Laws and public policies that create a disadvantage for people of color, including unfair employment, educational, housing, banking, and lending practices.
Down
- 1. an agency created in 1933 by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal that attempted to prevent foreclosures by refinancing home mortgages in default; created a color-coded grading system that assessed the credit-worthiness of city neighborhoods
- 2. A person who supports the policy of enforced separation of different racial groups.
- 4. The study of a population based on factors such as age, race, gender, income level, education level, and other statistical data.
- 6. The practice of denying a creditworthy applicant a loan for housing in a certain neighborhood even though the applicant may otherwise be eligible for the loan. The term refers to the presumed practice of mortgage lenders of drawing red lines around portions of a map to indicate areas or neighborhoods in which they do not want to make loans.