
OpinionMarch 30, 2021
America’s Maps Are Full of Racial Slurs—and That Needs to Change
Place names in the U.S. betray a disturbing legacy of white supremacy
Diana Dumit is a Ph.D. candidate at MIT's Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences department (EAPS), interested in understanding microbial metabolisms in the ocean, and is involved in science communication and outreach at the K–12 level.

America’s Maps Are Full of Racial Slurs—and That Needs to Change
Place names in the U.S. betray a disturbing legacy of white supremacy