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America Transformed: The African American population grew from 4.4 million at the beginning of the Civil War to 7.5 million in 1890, representing 12 percent of the country's total population. This map from the statistical atlas using 1890 census data employs six shades of brown to indicate population distribution and density. Most African Americans remained in the Southeast, but many moved to Midwestern and Northeastern states. They established communities in urban areas like St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
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Document identity
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gb19h986j
label
Distribution of the colored population of the United States
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
gb19h986j
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Distribution of the colored population of the United States
description
America Transformed: The African American population grew from 4.4 million at the beginning of the Civil War to 7.5 million in 1890, representing 12 percent of the country's total population. This map from the statistical atlas using 1890 census data employs six shades of brown to indicate population distribution and density. Most African Americans remained in the Southeast, but many moved to Midwestern and Northeastern states. They established communities in urban areas like St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
date
["[1898]"]
year
1898
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_016798
creators
United States. Census Office
Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914
Julius Bien & Co.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
United States--Population--Maps
United States--Census, 1890
African Americans--Population--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Washington]
publisher
[Government Printing Office]
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map : color ; 43 x 71 cm, on sheet 53 x 80 cm
notes
From Statistical atlas of the United States: based upon the results of the eleventh census / by Henry Gannett. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1898.
"Plate 10."
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no
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gb19h986j
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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