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TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona School of Geography, Development, and Environment will host a completion event for the Mapping Racist Covenants, or MRC, project, which follows the history of institutional housing restrictions in Tucson and the effect on communities of color and marginalized groups.
The MRC project is part of a three-year $750,000 digital borderlands grant from University Libraries, funded by the Mellon Foundation. The project explores the geography of racist covenants across Tucson neighborhoods and subdivisions, focusing on those enacted between 1912-1968.
During the event, project director Jason Jurjevich, assistant professor of Geography, Development & Environment, and his team will present the results of their research and reveal an interactive web map that outlines the geography of racist codes, covenants and restrictions policies that barred African American, Asian, Mexican American, Native American and Jewish populations from moving into certain Tucson neighborhoods.
The map will include race/ethnicity data from the 1930, 1960, and 2020 decennial U.S. Census that allow Tucsonans and other users to visualize how these rules still impact homebuyers today.
After reviewing the results, a community panel will discuss individual and family connections to racist housing covenants, the legacy of discriminatory housing practices, housing equity more broadly and community next steps.
Learn more about the event and register at the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.