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Title: The Line Runs Through Here: Southern California's
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: Latinos were the larger part of the population residing in the heart of Riverside’s Eastside. However, by the 1960s and into the 1970’s, the Black and Mexican populations were growing at a relative pace. The Great Migration in the early 1900’s sees a large population of Blacks leaving the South and going mostly North, however, a small population does come to the Inland Empire and join the even smaller pre-existing community. Soon, the Black and Latino populations began to swell on the eastside of San Bernardino. Migration of Blacks from the South by Decade During this time, Blacks held a strong sense of entrepreneurial spirit and the rhetoric from the pulpit in Black churches on Sundays often reflected and encouraged this. Many early 20th century migrants were able to purchase property and become homeowners and business owners. Those who came later, would settled and became part of a growing Black community on the Eastside of Riverside. This area, however, would later be among those redlined during housing segregation. Housing Segregation & Redlining Because these migrations led to big cities like Los Angeles, there are clear markers on maps from agencies like the Home Owners Loan Corporation that show which areas were cut off and redlined thus restricting housing access for Blacks, Latinos and other minority groups. The Inland Empire, however, does not have official redlining maps, yet various informal practices enforced housing restrictions based on race and resulted in unofficial redlining of the area, were still implemented in the region. Some of these restrictions included covenants and gentlemen’s agreements.
Url: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/blackvoice/733
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Authors: Langley, Blaire
Periodical (Full): Black Voice News
Issue: 43
Volume: 50
Pages: 1-21
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Population Data Science, Poverty and Welfare, Race and Ethnicity
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