Your first link indicates that, as I said, the purpose of redlining was to direct wise economic decisions. Some researched (linked from wikipedia) suggests that

Your first link indicates that, as I said, the purpose of redlining was to direct wise economic decisions. Some researched (linked from wikipedia) suggests that the data may have been biased against black neighborhoods due to bias of the appraisers. It does not suggest that the purpose was to specifically screw over black people.