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Maps
- EJSCREENThis is an interactive environmental justice mapping tool developed by the EPA. It brings together data from wide variety of sources (EPA, US Census, USGS, Bing maps, etc.) that can be displayed geographically a tremendous range of scales from the very local to the national level. The resulting maps can be printed out and/or cut and pasted as images into other documents.
- Maps and Geospatial Data GuideFurther resources on finding Maps and Geospatial data
- Racial Dot MapAn interactive, online map from the University of Virginia which each person in the US from the 2010 census is shown by a dot.
- Sundown Towns in the US"A sundown town is not just a place where something racist happened. It is an entire community (or even county) that for decades was "all white" on purpose. [...] Not all towns are thoroughly confirmed. Look over the information provided and come to your own conclusion. Some towns are not and never were sundown towns but are listed for other reasons. And of course, a town may have been sundown once, but now is not."
Statistical Data
- U.S. Census Quick FactsTables of the most current data about the United States.
- HHS.gov Office of Minority Health population dataThese profiles provide detailed demographic, language fluency (where relevant), education, economic, insurance coverage and health status information, as well as full census reports.
- Historical statistics of the United StatesThis thoroughly revised five-volume reference work, available both in print and electronic editions, reflects thirty years of new data and scholarship. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field.
- America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-BeingAmerica's Children also provides web updates to its 41 key national indicators. These updates include the most recent statistics on children and families in the United States and cover a range of domains: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.
- Resource Center for Minority Data (RCMD)RCMD is a recent initiative of ICPSR. The changing demographic composition has expanded the scope of the U.S. racial and ethnic mosaic. As a result, interest and research on race and ethnicity has become more complex and expansive. Initially, ICPSR tapped its archives to assemble existing data files that focused upon communities of color. Since the late 1990's, there has been a marked increase in studies and projects on more minorities communities and exploring a wider range of experiences and relationships.
- Statistical Abstract of the United StatesOnline 1878-2012
Case Reference HA202 .S73
Historical Statistics of Black America by Call Number: CASE Ref E185 .H543 1995Publication Date: 1994-10-012 volume print set. "This book is a work that should have enormous value as a practical resource for those who seek a chronology of the condition, status, and experiences of African Americans. Tables and text reports in this volume begin with information recorded in the eighteenth century and extend through 1975."
The New York Public Library African American Desk Reference by Call Number: CASE Ref. E185 .N63 1999Publication Date: 1999-09-30"This book is packed with tables, charts, timelines, and summaries devoted, in this case, to the African American experience. Chapters cover a variety of topics, including the saga of African American history, politics and civil rights, science and technology, the military and the media."
Statistical record of Black AmericaCall Number: E185.5 .S78Publication Date: 1990-19971997 ed in Case Ref 3rd floor. Older editions in Case MAIN 2nd floor.
- Census.gov's African American Data LinksQuick links to population estimates, demographic profiles, etc.
