Nonprofit organization based at University of Minnesota Libraries
Mapping Prejudice is based at the John R. Borchert Map Library of the University of Minnesota Libraries .[ 3] Hennepin County , identified racial covenants that were made in order to stop non-Whites from purchasing certain properties, and plotted the results of them on digital maps.[ 2] Minneapolis . The project has grown to include Ramsey County, Minnesota ;[ 4] Milwaukee, Wisconsin ; Dakota County, Minnesota ;[ 5] [ 6] Anoka County, Minnesota .[ 5] [ 7] [ 8] Seattle [ 9] Virginia .[ 10]
Founded 2016; 9 years ago (2016 ) Focus identifies and maps racial covenants Location Key people
Kirsten Delegard (Director); Penny Petersen (Property Records); Kevin Ehrman-Solberg (Co-Founder)[ 1] Volunteers 7,900[ 2] Website mappingprejudice.umn.edu Show more
The project, along with Hennepin County, received the 2021 Freedom of Information award from the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MNCOGI).[ 11]
^ Uren, Adam (June 15, 2021). "Tributes after sudden death of University of Minnesota's Mapping Prejudice Project co-founder" . Bring Me The News . Arena Group. Retrieved June 16, 2023 . ^ a b "About Mapping Prejudice" . University of Minnesota . Retrieved June 15, 2023 .^ "Partners and Funders" . University of Minnesota . Retrieved June 15, 2023 .^ "New map highlights racist home deeds in Ramsey County" . MPR News . June 15, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2024 .^ a b Tribune, Randy Furst Star. "Deeds barred home buyers of color in parts of Dakota County" . Star Tribune . Retrieved January 16, 2024 . ^ Maurice, Jim (February 11, 2025). "Mapping Prejudice Project Granted Access to Stearns Co. Records" . AM 1240 WJON . Retrieved February 15, 2025 . ^ "Restrictive Covenants - Mapping Prejudice Project | Anoka County, MN - Official Website" . www.anokacountymn.gov . Retrieved January 16, 2024 .^ Delegard, Kirsten; Leebaw, Danya (May 11, 2022). "How a Minneapolis public history project is building political will to redress racial housing disparities" . Brookings Institution . Retrieved June 15, 2023 . ^ "Racial Restrictive Covenants" . Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project . University of Washington . Retrieved June 15, 2023 .^ "About Mapping Inequality" . Digital Scholarship Lab . University of Richmond . Retrieved June 15, 2023 .^ "Mapping Prejudice Project, Hennepin County receive award" . Hennepin County Climate Action . Retrieved January 16, 2024 . 
