Redlining is the practice of bank officials refusing to make loans or provide financial services to people living in certain neighborhoods, often based on race or ethnicity. This discriminatory practice was prevalent in the United States during the 20th century and has had lasting impacts on wealth and housing disparities.

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What Is Redlining

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What is redlining?

A) the practice of bank officials refusing to make loans to people living in certain neighborhoods
B) the practice of drawing electoral districts that are biased against minority groups
C) denying someone the right to vote by drawing a red line across his or her name in the voter registry
D) the practice of drawing school district boundaries in a way that ensures segregated schools

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