The work of the Black Panther Party, a 1960s- and 1970s-era Black political group featured in a new movie and a documentary, helps illustrate how cartography—the practice of making and using maps—can illuminate injustice.
Cartography is a less documented aspect of the Panthers’ activism, but the group used maps to reimagine the cities where African Americans lived and struggled.
Professor of Geography Derek H. Alderman explains how mapping is one way African Americans fought for equality and helped each other navigate a racially hostile landscape. Read the full article on The Conversation.
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