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Ayanna Pressley: “The history of the term dates back decades to when lenders would literally draw a red line around neighborhoods to stop…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2023
The history of the term dates back decades to when lenders would literally draw a red line around neighborhoods to stop Black people from moving in, as a way to maintain segregation.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley explains the historical context of redlining and its impact on segregation.

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