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Geology and Election 2000
Steven I. DutchNatural and Applied Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin 54311-7001
High Black Population
Low White Population
Poverty
Election 1996
Election 1976
Election 1984
Election 1968
Election 1964
Patterns
Population Density
Cotton
Tenant Farming, 1992
Tenant Farming, 1910
Black Settlement
Cotton Production 1859
Cotton Production 1899
Cotton Ginned, 1913
Cotton Production 1921
Fertilizer
Components of the Arc
• Alabama-Mississippi: “Black Belt” of favorable soils and topography for cotton farming
• Georgia: “Fall Line,” Remained somewhat marginal as production shifted from Piedmont to Coastal Plain?
• South Carolina: Voting patterns anti-correlated to Cretaceous, correlated with lower Tertiary. Explanation?
Factors in Development of the Arc
• Pre-Civil War spread of agriculture and slavery
• Disruption by Civil War• Realignment of agricultural patterns after boll
weevil• Black emigration• Advent of fertilizers and shift of production
from Piedmont to Coastal Plain.
Questions
• Why does black population linger along this feature?
• What is the connection in South Carolina?