Redlining Map of the City of Birmingham, Alabama
5/1933
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This is a redlining map for Birmingham, Alabama. These maps were created and annotated to show mortgage lending risk by neighborhood type, including residential, commercial and industrial areas. Residential districts are marked by different colors related to the level of risk in lending in those neighborhoods. These types of maps were later known as redlining maps related to the color given to the neighborhoods that were measured as most risky for loans.
Neighborhoods were evaluated by assessors based on several factors, including quality of the housing, sales and rental rates, land quality, and population of the neighborhood. Neighborhoods that included minority (especially African-American) and immigrant communities were often graded as "Fourth Grade" or "Hazardous," the riskiest category for loans.
Neighborhoods were evaluated by assessors based on several factors, including quality of the housing, sales and rental rates, land quality, and population of the neighborhood. Neighborhoods that included minority (especially African-American) and immigrant communities were often graded as "Fourth Grade" or "Hazardous," the riskiest category for loans.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
National Archives Identifier: 85713712
Full Citation: Redlining Map of the City of Birmingham, Alabama; 5/1933; Residential Security Maps, 1933 - 1939; Records of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Record Group 195; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/redlining-map-birmingham-alabama, April 20, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.