
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
Julia Wilcots is a Ph.D. candidate at MIT's Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences department (EAPS) studying carbonate rocks and Earth history, and is active in initiatives aimed at diversifying the geosciences.

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