How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America
- Written by Derek H. Alderman, Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
An early 20th-century NAACP map showing lynchings between 1909 and 1918. The maps were sent to politicians and newspapers in an effort to spur legislation protecting Black Americans.Library of CongressHow can maps fight racism and inequality?
The work of the Black Panther Party, a 1960s- and 1970s-era Black political group featured in a new movie an...
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