Jim Crow of the North | Redlining and Racism in Minnesota | Full Documentary

Roots of racial disparities are seen through a new lens in this film that explores the origins of housing segregation in the Minneapolis area. But the story also illustrates how African-American families and leaders resisted this insidious practice, and how Black people built community — within and despite — the red lines that these restrictive covenants created.

00:00 “Aryans Only. No African American blood or descent.”
03:17 Minnesota Leads Integration
06:01 A Black Family Moves Into A White Neighborhood
11:53 The Beginning of Racial Covenants
15:01 Mapping Prejudice
16:28 Who Benefits From Urban Planning?
19:50 Supreme Court Upholds Racial Covenants
20:59 The Invisible Color Lines
22:52 Citizen Terrorism
27:21 Redlining: Government Approved
31:15 Jim Crow of the North
34:16 Manufacturing Urban Poverty
39:05 Racial Covenants in the Suburbs
41:38 Fair Housing and the American Dream
46:00 1968 Fair Housing Act
47:39 35W and the Destruction of Black Communities
50:43 The Past Influences the Present
51:38 Mapping the History of Housing Discrimination
55:14 More Than Bricks and Mortar
56:30 Credits and More to Watch
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[betha.]

This documentary is a much needed eye opener. I just can't wrap my head around a neighborhood who is " whites only." It breaks my heart to see the " hidden" ignorance, and hate people forced on communities. My friends and family are beautifully diverse. To think that hidden Jim Crow laws in Minnesota would have told some of my loved ones that they couldn't be schooled or buy homes.😔 My husband's mentor Norman happens to be an elderly black man who grew up on " farm" plantation. He wasn't allowed to ride the school bus. He was a poor abandoned kid work at the farm.. and didn't own shoes so he had to miss school all winter because he couldn't walk barefoot the long way to school in the cold. He overcame and succeeded in life. He also has a very loving kind heart and in his retirement volunteered to help others. Our elders are so brave! They deserve to be honored and respected. I hope we never deny the struggles of our others and support our communities being inclusive compassionate and celebrate diversity!

[honestperson]

Malcolm X once said, "It's not just the South! As long as you're south of the Canadian border, you're in the south!"

[frankjohn]

I learn more things on utube than in any history class.

[heyheyhey]

This stuff is STILL happening today. When my father was looking for a home in the 90s, the real estate agents ONLY showed him homes in black neighborhoods. He was told that he couldn’t afford the house he really wanted. Until he finally chose a different agent, then he was finally able to view what he actually wanted.

[teacherlady]

I’m astounded at how many people didn’t realize how much black people were discriminated against. Black people have been saying this

[outlawmaster]

Learning that growing up in the ghetto wasn’t my family’s fault by any means. Helped me to love myself and my family that much more.

[kianaperkins]

How can people not understand that these things held black people back??

[eldonhagen]

As a resident of Minneapolis, it's good to see content that confronts our racist past and acknowledges mistakes made by previous and contemporary generations in our state.
It's easy as a "Yankee" to point fingers at states like Mississippi and Alabama, and criticize their issues with civil rights, but Minnesota has a rich history of institutional racism that would shock the average Minnesotan of today.

[ChefboiRd]

It’s crazy how a mindset can be passed on from generation to generation

[djbigq]

Again How can a people pull themselves up by their Boot Straps if their Boots came with no Straps??!!

[DavidKeithWilliams]

How fitting this documentary is considering what has recently taken place in Minnesota.

[undrwatropium]

I love informative documentaries. Im so glad for the internet. I love learning new things ❤

[MatthewSmith-tfhu]

As a young man, looking at this information is completely altering compared to what it had done in my teenage years. What a world

[markjwil]

"In South Africa, they preach separation and practice separation, in America, we preach integration and practice segregation" - Malcolm X 1963

[jamesdougherty]

I'm 74 years old, and I'll never understand the ignorance of people. At the end of the day, we're all human beings.

[blackgirlmagic]

This is sad, in many aspects it’s still happening today.

[PlatForumRadio]

This was uniquely intriguing and highly informative.

Thank You PBS

[sabinea]

Now I understand “Don’t sell Grandma House “ stands for ❤️🖤💚

[NoraGermain]

Housing discrimination was only one of dozens of aspects of Jim Crow.

[LadyAtheOnly]

This documentary is so informative and much needed. Thank you for producing it!

Continue to educate yourself and your children.👍🏾🖤👍🏾🖤