Keynote presentation by Professor of Race and Ethnic Studies, Jennifer Tilton, Ph.D., at the 2023 Spatial University Symposium, April 12, 2023.
How can we map the history of racism in the Inland Empire? How can we map historic civil rights struggles or communities that have been erased by freeways or commercial development? A People’s History of the Inland Empire is a digital archiving and mapping project that aims to make the history of communities of color more visible in the region and to create maps that help us think about the ways our past shapes our communities today. We have built a georeferenced digital archive and mapped historic census data from the early 20th century so that we can document historic patterns of racial segregation and bring historic communities to life. We will use these maps to show the contested social process of building racial segregation and how communities formed and fought for racial justice within those color lines. We will invite IE students, scholars, and residents to use some of these newly published maps to explore the history of their own communities.
7 май 2023
