Waterloo Redlining History: The Past is Not the Past
Saturday, October 28, 2023 - 10:00 am to 11:30 am
WELCOME
Abraham L. Funchess, Jr.
Director, Waterloo Human Rights Commission
SPEAKER INTRODUCTION
Al Hays
Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, UNI
PRESENTER
JAYME RENFRO Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Northern Iowa (UNI)
About the Topic
Redlining refers to the color-coding maps the Federal government used to rank the loan
worthiness of areas of cities from least to most risky loans. Waterloo was in the riskiest
category. Using Waterloo maps, Dr. Renfro illustrates how these housing policies over the
decades have affected African-American lives and does so yet today. .
Sponsors
AAUW Cedar Falls-Waterloo (IA) Branch, Cedar Falls Human Rights Commission,
LWV Black Hawk-Bremer Counties, MLK New Jerusalem, NAACP Black Hawk County,
One City United, Waterloo Human Rights Commission.
Questions
Cherie Dargan, LWVBHB President, lwvbkb@gmail.com or Gerri Perreault,
geraldine.perreault@gmail.com (Use “redlining” in subject line.)
*Directions: Going west from Waterloo to Cedar Falls on University Ave., turn left on Greenhill,
then an immediate left and another immediate left to Community Foundation.
Location: Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa 3117 Greenhill Cir, Cedar Falls, IA 50613*
Contact Information
Name: Cherie Dargan, LWVBHB President
Email: lwvbkb@gmail.com
Phone: NA
Link to Event: NA
