These 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 by Joshua F.J. Inwood, Penn State and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee When historian Carter Woodson created “Negro History Week” in 1926, which became “Black History … Continued
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