Mapping Urban Fracture: Charting the Context and Consequence of the Little Rock Central High Crisis

FAIN: PW-277352-21

University of Arkansas, Little Rock (Little Rock, AR 72204-1000)
Deborah J. Baldwin (Project Director: July 2020 to present)

The digitization and geolocation of maps, architectural drawings, reports, and related photographs to address humanities questions about concepts of desegregation, urban renewal, and racial distribution over time with regard to housing and schools.  The Mapping Urban Fracture project would create a virtual collection comprising approximately 700 new reports and maps created after 1989 and develop an access interface to research spatial segregation with meta- and geospatial data.

The Mapping Urban Fracture project will engage scholars, educators, and the general public through the digitization and geolocation of maps, architectural drawings, reports, and related photographs to address humanities questions about concepts of desegregation, urban renewal, and racial distribution overtime with regard to housing and schools. The project will create a virtual collection and develop an access interface to research spatial segregation with meta- and geo- data for broad dissemination to a variety of audiences.

Media Coverage

UA Little Rock receive $325,000 grant from National Endowment for the Humanities (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Faller, Angelita
Publication: ualr.edu/news
Date: 3/26/2021
URL: https://ualr.edu/news/2021/04/26/cahc-neh-grant/

Associated Products

GeoTiff to XYZ raster tiles (Web Resource)
Title: GeoTiff to XYZ raster tiles
Author: Riley, Tyler
Author: Tanner, Elise
Abstract: Workflow for raster tiling
Year: 2023
Primary URL: https://github.com/bedlavedlt/code4lib2023/tree/main/murf_tiling

The Challenges and Opportunities of Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Build Custom Software Tools at a Growing Archive (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: The Challenges and Opportunities of Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Build Custom Software Tools at a Growing Archive
Author: Tanner, Elise
Author: Riley, Tyler
Abstract: Archives are confronted with an increasing number of data processing challenges for which there are not often user-friendly or affordable software solutions. In addition, traditional education and training in the field of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) have left practicing professionals with a growing gap in the skills required to meet contemporary preservation needs. In this presentation, a programmer and an archives professional will detail their unique experience collaborating to build and utilize custom data processing tools to demonstrate the considerations, challenges, and benefits of working on interdisciplinary teams to produce custom, in-house software solutions at a GLAM institution. Emphasis is placed on the synergistic outcomes and professional development that communication and collaboration between programmers and GLAM professionals can produce.
Date: 03/17/2023
Primary URL: https://osf.io/6tcsz/
Conference Name: Code4Lib 2023

Mapping Little Rock History (Web Resource)
Title: Mapping Little Rock History
Author: UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture
Abstract: Mapping Little Rock History brings together humanities scholars, archivists, and technical specialists to create public access to thousands of primary source maps, reports, and photographs.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://mappinglittlerockhistory.ualr.edu/
Primary URL Description: Web application Mapping Little Rock History

Mapping Little Rock History: Help Site (Web Resource)
Title: Mapping Little Rock History: Help Site
Author: UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture
Abstract: The Help Site, an accompaniment to Mapping Little Rock History, has FAQs, created content, and information about the UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://ualrexhibits.org/murfprojectblog/

Mapping Little Rock History: Download Maps (Web Resource)
Title: Mapping Little Rock History: Download Maps
Author: UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture
Abstract: Maps included in the Mapping Little Rock History website, available for download.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://ualrexhibits.org/murfprojectblog/map-downloads/

Mapping Little Rock History: K-12 Resources (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Mapping Little Rock History: K-12 Resources
Author: UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture
Abstract: On this page, you will find examples of how the Mapping Little Rock History site can be used for curricula. Included here are three ready-made lesson plans suitable for U.S. History and World Geography.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://ualrexhibits.org/murfprojectblog/k-12-resources/
Primary URL Description: Lesson Plan 1: Why Do Cities Change? Lesson Plan 2: How Do Transportation Changes Affect a City? Lesson Plan 3: Assessment Exploring the Intersection of Geography and History in the American South Lesson Plan 4: Cities and the Environment
Audience: K - 12

Mapping Little Rock History: Created Content (Web Resource)
Title: Mapping Little Rock History: Created Content
Author: John Kirk, PhD
Author: Jim Ross, PhD
Author: David Baylis, PhD
Author: Kristin Dutcher Mann, PhD
Author: Brian Rodgers
Author: Acadia Roher
Abstract: This page contains examples of how people are using Mapping Little Rock History to tell important stories.
Year: 2024
Primary URL Description: Collected created content. Titles include: "What's in Mapping Urban Fracture? A Research Guide to the Mapping Urban Fracture Project" "Using Local Geography and History to Teach Literacy and Active Citizenship"

508 Compliance Statement (Report)
Title: 508 Compliance Statement
Author: Few.io
Abstract: A statement of 508 compliance
Date: 08/10/2023
Primary URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M1O-qmVcuvcJezI5YbfPedfKQ1X0GkXT/view?usp=sharing

Mapping Urban Fracture: Charting the Context and Consequences of the Little Rock Central High Crisis (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Mapping Urban Fracture: Charting the Context and Consequences of the Little Rock Central High Crisis
Author: Jess Porter, PhD
Abstract: This National Endowment for the Humanities implementation project brings together humanities scholars, archivists, and technical specialists focused on creating access to and providing context for spatial segregation in Little Rock, Arkansas, with a particular focus on school desegregation. The project grew from a National Endowment for the Humanities Foundations grant, resulting in tested workflows for digitizing, geolocating, describing, and making a large amount of material available in a virtual collection. The project engages scholars, educators, and the general public through digitizing and geolocating maps, architectural drawings, reports, and related photographs from post-World War II to 2014, when the Office of Desegregation Monitoring closed. This project unites humanities scholars and technical specialists to create an aggregated collection of digital products that track the history of a mid-sized southern city through patterns of residential segregation, urban renewal, public school desegregation plans, and local elections and governance. Scholars and teachers generated lesson plans and sample narratives to interpret the virtual collection. However, the data collected and digitized will enable users, particularly teachers and students, to find and create their own stories. Mapping Urban Fracture sheds new and readily accessible light on the city's divisions, past and present.
Date: 04/18/2024
Primary URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YQck61OWAl95Etn9LuPMjqTSZ2OxTg7D/view?usp=sharing

Mapping Urban Renewal and Fracture Usability Test Results (Report)
Title: Mapping Urban Renewal and Fracture Usability Test Results
Author: Carter, Joyce
Author: Hagan, Deasia
Abstract: Final usability report created by project partner, CRUX Lab at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Date: 3/7/24
Primary URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iiv1EWsdx4ICdr4rr2R78wVnn62AJai-Fgpem-TkCH4/edit?usp=sharing

Mapping Urban Fracture Usability: A Report of Usability Findings of Figma-based Prototype (Report)
Title: Mapping Urban Fracture Usability: A Report of Usability Findings of Figma-based Prototype
Author: Carter, Joyce
Author: Hagan, Deasia
Author: Ellis, Madison
Abstract: In November, 2022, the UA Little Rock CRUX team developed a usability test over the set of features in the Mapping Urban Fracture project as they appeared in the Figma prototype. A full pilot test was conducted, after which staff observed, recorded, and analyzed 3 participants. This report outlines our findings.
Date: 11/1/22
Primary URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PEdVTFhx_le342-4Jz2XVNpm2qm7knBtpo_If63oXxU/edit?usp=sharing

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