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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.
The following participants will speak at the event:
Opening Remarks
- Ann Chanecka, Interim Director, Tucson Housing & Community Development
- Marion Chubon, Program Coordinator, Pima County Recorder's Office
- Lynn Davis, Director, Jewish Community Relations Council
- Jane Zavisca, Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona
Project Results
- Jason Jurjevich, School of Geography, Development & Environment, MRC Project Director
Community Panel
- Stewart Chan, Tucson Chinese Cultural Center
- Liane Hernandez, YWCA Southern Arizona
- Marco Liu, Community Member
- Delano Price, African American Museum of Southern Arizona
- Liane Wong, San Gabriel Neighborhood Association and Tucson Real Estate Agent
Community Partners include African American Museum of Southern Arizona, Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center, City of Tucson Housing & Community Development and Southwest Fair Housing Council.
For more information, please visit mappingracistcovenants.org
Catering provided by Tucson Tamale
Event contact:
Claire Holloway, claireholloway@arizona.edu
Media contacts:
Jason Jurjevich
School of Geography, Development, Environment
520-621-5798
jjason@arizona.edu
Laurie Galbraith
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
520-626-1219
lgalbraith@arizona.edu