Redlining plays a large role in and is practically parallel to social justice and cultural impact. Redlining has a detrimental effect on culture because it disbands communities. The government decides which communities are “good” or “bad,” often based on the race or group they may be a part of, many times involving African Americans. Certain cultures and groups, whichever the HOLC chooses, are ruled out and their areas are designated “hazardous” on the redlined map. Beyond this, they are also specifically denied loans by the HOLC, which, in turn, makes people poorer and causes struggle in their life. This gives those in power the ability to culturally and socially deteriorate a group’s health and living. Of course, the concept of redlining is a complete contrast to the theory of social justice, since it entirely and specifically targets specific groups and disallows them from having equal opportunity and rights in society. The act of denying certain people from loans is a direct example of oppression.
