REDLINING
Redlining
Redlining is the practice of denying, or charging more for, services such as banking, insurance, access to health care, or even supermarkets, or denying jobs to residents in particular, often racially determined, areas. The term "redlining" was coined in the late 1960s by John McKnight, a sociologist and community activist. It refers to the practice of marking a red line on a map to delineate the area where banks would not invest; later the term was applied to discrimination against a particular group of people irrespective of geography. During the heyday of redlining, the areas most frequently discriminated against were black inner city neighborhoods.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Redlining
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