Explore the Map
Each of the stories in this exhibit took place in the era of America’s active expansion of slavery, but they are adjacent to each other in both time and space. The stories of York, Black Walden, and Harriet Tubman are spatialized below.
Use the map to explore where these three stories are positioned in relation to each other in the early United States. For example, St. Louis was a tiny frontier town in 1803, but twenty years later a bustling city at the heart of the slave state of Missouri. You can jump to any of these stories from the map, or simply press Next› at the bottom of this page to follow the exhibit in order.
Map sources and credits: see mapt.site/jmjp/enslaved-naturalist/sources.html
Cite this page › Chicago Style
Chavis, Charles, Jr. and RJ Ramey. “Explore the Map.” The Enslaved Naturalist. John Mitchell, Jr. Program for History, Justice, & Race: Digital Museum. November 1, 2021. [this-url]