These maps and plans provide only a glimpse into the records of the Cartographic Branch of the National Archives that relate to African American history. The website gives an examples of some including:
Map of Virginia Showing the Distribution of its Slave Population from the Census of 1860. RG 77, Fortification File, Drawer 150, Sheet 7. NAID: 6860733. ;
Freedmans Village near Arlington, Hights [Heights] Virginia, July 10, 1865. RG 92, Post and Reservation Maps, Map 110-A-5. NAID 305826.
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