10 February 2013

Slavery distribution map, 1860.

Copyright © 2013 Bob R Bogle


A great amount of information here to ponder.  I must admit I wasn't expecting to see so much slavery in Texas, although if normalized by acreage that may be deceiving:  I haven't done the math.  Note how slavery distribution tracks the Missouri River in Missouri, which helps account for the history that unfolded in that state during the Civil War.  (If you right-click and open in a new tab, you can see the map and its data much more clearly.)

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