New York's Oral History Map

In the 1950's East New York was populated largely yesteryear Jewish together with Italian Americans. During the 1960's the expanse saw a massive alter together with yesteryear the destination of the decade was predominately populated yesteryear African Americans together with Hispanic residents. The East New York Oral History Project is capturing the personal experiences of people who lived inwards East New York from 1960 - 1970, during this fourth dimension of rapid change.

The map is made upward of a release of audio recordings made yesteryear people who lived inwards East New York from 1960-1970. Using the map you lot tin nous to these East New York residents utter almost their memories of the neighborhood during this fourth dimension of rapid demographic change. The map besides includes a layer which allows you lot to compare the per centum of dark residents living inwards each census tract of New York inwards 1960 together with inwards 1970.

The East New York Oral History Project includes a Brooklyn 'redline' map. This historical map shows how Brooklyn neighborhoods were rated yesteryear the Home Owner’s Loan Corporation inwards the 1930's. People who lived inwards areas that were redlined were denied federal loans. Areas amongst a large African American population were almost universally redlined.

Check out the Sound Maps tag on for to a greater extent than oral history maps together with other maps featuring audio recordings.