Simple map overlaying a dataset representing locations significant to the Oakland Black Panther Party on top of a 1956 Shell Street Map of the East Bay.

This map was developed as part of a demo for Stanford’s Introduction to Black Geographies course taught in Fall 2024 by Matt Randolph.

Data sources:

  • Hermida, Arianne, Mapping the Black Panther Party in Key Cities, Mapping American Social Movements Project. Retrieved October 22, 2024 from https://depts.washington.edu/moves/BPP_map-cities.shtml
  • Shell Oil Company, (1956). “Shell Street Map of East Bay Cities.” Image courtesy of the David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford University Libraries.

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