Ep. 47 - Mapping Structural Prejudice in Our Neighborhoods with Dr. Kirsten Delegard

Join us as we talk with Dr. Kirsten Delegard from Mapping Prejudice about racial housing covenants. Learn how racial covenants differ from and complement the practice of redlining; how they affected investment into neighborhoods; and why the specifically racial and racist nature of these documents matters to us today.00:00 - Introduction02:57 - Patreon03:30 - What are racial covenants?08:20 - Redlining vs. racial covenants15:27 - Racial covenant contents20:29 - How covenants affected neighborhood investment27:23 - A story of racial violence32:28 - The importance of diverse communities38:16 - Racial covenants in the suburbs42:22 - Racial covenants in urban areas45:52 - Addressing the effects of covenants51:26 - Work around the country55:16 - How covenants ended…but are still in our deedsFind us online:Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/ Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresourcesYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources Links:Mapping Prejudice - https://mappingprejudice.umn.edu/ Jim Crow of the North - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQfDbbQv9E Mapping Inequality - https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining Northside Forward - https://aalftc.org/northside-forward/ Related resources:Just Deeds - https://justdeeds.org/ The Color of Law - https://wwnorton.com/books/the-color-of-law/ Ghost of a Chance podcast - https://www.startribune.com/ghost-of-a-chance/601197355 Related episodes:From Renee Good Square to George Floyd Square - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/1/19/ep-30-from-renee-good-square-to-george-floyd-square The Intersection of Place, Story, and Justice - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/4/21/ep-42-the-intersection-of-place-story-and-justice-with-dr-ben-norquist Becoming All Things and Connecting Across Culture - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/5/19/ep-46-becoming-all-things-and-connecting-across-culture-with-dr-michelle-ami-reyes