Future Texas Teacher

 Redlining is not a new concept for me, though I became familiar with this term fairly recently. Redlining is something that truly infuriates me as I think of the generational limitations it caused. In short, redlining was the reason African-American families could not buy in certain neighborhoods. The Federal Housing Act decided that loans would not be given to African-Americans and attempted to create sole neighborhoods dedicated to African-Americans. I grew up in San Diego and there is a neighborhood called Logan Heights, or Barrio Logan. This neighborhood is a victim of redlining. One example is the pollution, people that grow up there have worse asthma and health due to industrial plants nearby without having access to good healthcare. This was not an accident and because the federal government decided to segregate people of color schools are still affected. Since property taxes determine how much funding a school gets it's obvious that redlined areas are still suffering the e...