Randolph professor's article published in Virginia Science Journal

John Abell

An article by economics professor John Abell was published in the Fall 2019 edition of the Virginia Social Science Journal.

“Redlining in Lynchburg” analyzes Lynchburg’s experience with the federal housing policies of the Homeowners Loan Corporation, which were openly racist in their intent and implemented in ways that precluded blacks from benefiting from them in any significant way. It also looks at the socioeconomics of Lynchburg in both the 1930s and present day, focusing on racial distribution, income, homeownership, and home sales values.

Read more at http://virginiasocialscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Abell-10-022820-latest-030620.pdf.