Geology and Election 2000 Steven I. Dutch Natural and Applied Sciences University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, Wisconsin
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?