📜 Follow the Footsteps of a Scholar Who Challenged the South
What happens when truth meets resistance? CorridorMap: W.E.B. Du Bois StoryMap takes you on an interactive journey through one of the most daring sociological studies in American history.
🌍 Created by Dr. Robert White II & Dr. Sandra Staton-Taiwo, this StoryMap reveals how W.E.B. Du Bois risked everything to document racial and economic oppression in Lowndes County, Alabama. From Berlin to Georgia, then into the heart of the Deep South, Du Bois fought against white supremacy with the power of data—only to have his findings suppressed.
📍 Key Features:
✅ Trace Du Bois’ path from his early inspirations to his groundbreaking research in Lowndes County.
✅ See key locations where Du Bois and his team faced hostility, yet persevered in their mission.
✅ Experience the connection between history and activism through rare maps, images, and historical insights.
✅ Understand how Du Bois’ suppressed study laid the groundwork for future civil rights movements.
📢 History tried to erase his work. This StoryMap brings it back to life.
🔗 Explore the full StoryMap here: W.E.B. Du Bois & The Lowndes County Study
🚀 Step into history today!