Kansas City 'Redlined' Exhibit Documents System Racism FOREVER

Not so fun fact . . .

This exhibit is important because, according to many activists, it provides the quickest route to REPARATIONS not only in KCMO but also Johnson County.

In the meantime . . . Here's celebration of the public info . . .

Visitors were able to learn and see how a government program dictated rules on neighborhood boundaries, making it difficult to get home loans in certain areas of Kansas City.

Tens of thousands of people visited the exhibit.

"We saw tens of thousands of people come out to go through that exhibit, including hundreds of private tours, which is an absolute first for the museum," said Lindsey Arnold Seevers, the museum's curator of engagement. "And the number one feedback we heard was like, this needs to be permanent . . ."

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Johnson County Museum's redlining exhibit could soon live in the digital world

The Johnson County Museum's most popular exhibit could soon be going digital. The exhibit focusing on redlining in Kansas City came to an end last month, but the museum says interest is still high. It started in January 2022.

Redlining: Denying Blacks housing in the suburbs

By Jill Draper While lawmakers continue to debate how schools should be allowed to teach Black history and racial bias, many people in the metro area are educating themselves. A year-long exhibit, "Redlined," at the Johnson County Museum in Overland Park was the most popular exhibit in recent years, according to museum director Mary McMurray,...

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