Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA

Coming out this summer from Belt Publishing (publishers of the "50 Maps" book series on Cleveland, Detroit and Buffalo) is the Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA.  

"Ferguson, Missouri, became the epicenter of America’s racial tensions after the 2014 murder of Michael Brown and the protests that followed in its wake. Though this suburb just outside St. Louis might have seemed like an average midwestern town, the activism that exploded there after Brown’s killing laid bare how longstanding municipal planning policies had led to racial segregation, fragmentation, poverty, and police targeting." - quoted from the press release.

Author Patty Heyda uses over 100 maps to illustrate the forces that have defined "inner ring" suburbs such as Ferguson. Beginning from the start of the development of the St. Louis region, here is part of a map showing the confluence of rivers and trade routes. The rivers are sized by flow.

NOTE: these maps are chosen from what has been shared with me in press releases.

 The above map shows how different neighborhoods gradually became more auto oriented and less pedestrian friendly in more recent eras. Area 2 is where Brown was killed. Here is the citywide map with areas 1-3 outlined.

There are some interesting maps illustrating how the lack of polling locations (orange dots) in primarily Black neighborhoods (those shaded with diagonal red hatch lines) help to decrease voter participation.

-via email from Publisher

Here is a recent (2018) voter participation map showing lower turnout in the lighter areas in the southern, more Black parts of the city.

 For more and to order see the page at Belt Publishing