Susan Schulten, in an article for the online "Opinion Pages" of The New York Times, gives an intriguing look at how the issue of slavery was presented to the public in the 1860's through maps and art, all based on statistics for the census.
This is a fascinating bit of history. Check out the articles at http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/visualizing-slavery/
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