Maps

Slave Demographic from 1790 to 1860

This collection of maps shows the change in population of slaves from 1790 to 1860 in the United States. I used Social Explorer, which takes United States census data and creates maps based on different demographics, to analyze the movement of slavery. In 1790, much…

Civic Center Walk

  Above is the route that my GSU Honors Mapping class took on our walk to the civic center today! We learned about Atlanta’s mixed-use properties, Buttermilk Bottom, a “poor, black” neighborhood, in the 1950’s, the transition to “grandiose” almost suburban-like structures in the 1970’s, and the transition…