
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
Rohini Shivamoggi is a Ph.D. candidate at MIT's Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences department (EAPS) studying atmospheric sciences, and has worked on efforts to improve the experiences of students in 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