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Black communities are using mapping to document and restore a sense of place

  • Written by Joshua F.J. Inwood, Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
Black communities are using mapping to document and restore a sense of placeThese highways displaced many Black communities. Some Black activists are using mapping to do the opposite: highlight hidden parts of history.Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

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