Black
History Month: Map of Moments that
Changed the World
On
this day in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln signed the 13th
Amendment outlawing slavery in the United States. The Ball State University Libraries’ GIS
Research and Map Collection (GRMC) has created a new custom map in celebration
of Black History Month to commemorate the 13th Amendment and other
important people and events. Black History: Moments that Changed the
World is a map based on the book 28
Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World by Charles R. Smith,
Jr. featuring illustrations by Shane W. Evans and The Atlas of African-American History by James Ciment.
The
map (excerpt above, click to enlarge) features some of the watershed moments in
African-American history. The map
identifies the location of the birthplace of Harriet Tubman, a conductor on the
Underground Railroad and spy during the Civil War. Chicago is featured on the map as the
hometown of President Barack Obama and Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, who opened the
first African American-owned hospital in the country.
The
GRMC also has custom maps about the Negro League Baseball teams, the life of
Martin Luther King, Jr., millionaire businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker, and a map
about the life of Sojourner Truth. The
maps are available for circulation from the GRMC and may be used for classroom
research and exhibits.
A
subject guide identifying African-American cartographic resources is also available
from the GRMC. For more information
about using cartographic resources in the study of Black History, please
contact the GRMC at 765-285-1097.
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