I’m teaching a short workshop on the use of digital maps/GIS in history classrooms. I have a usual song and dance that I do, talking about spatial thinking, how mapping is such a powerful tool for students, and how mapping lets students dig into primary sources in ways that other tools don’t. I still believe all of this, and will discuss it, as it is amazing what we can do with maps. Perhaps that is a blog post of its own soon.

However, for the last couple of weeks, and this weekend in particular, I find myself wanting to use maps to make real change. How can we use digital maps to better illuminate problems, amplify hidden voices, and search for solutions?

I’m pulling together a list of maps that may start me on this path… feel free to explore.

• Minnesota Treaties
• Mapping Prejudice
• Mapping Inequality
• Early Washington DC
• Tribal Story Maps
• Dakota Wild Rice
• Cherokee Trail Map
• Washington D.C. 1968 Riots
• Mapping Police Violence