David Campos – Education Security Map 2

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On an 8X11 white canvas the words Education Security Map are in large font across the top. It has a subtitle/note: “Outlined from the “Residential Security Map” of Fresno, Ca. created by the Home Owners’ Loan Cooperation 1936” There is a large outline of this on the page. There are lines pointing to different areas of the map connected to short phrases. They read as follows: Loneliness is 30 mins this way Loneliness is 30 mins back that way Loneliness is dark space in a storage closet Loneliness is dust settling Loneliness is a hug a goodbye Loneliness is legally voted on by good people Loneliness is voted on by people Loneliness is 30 mins of people debating integration Lonesliness is the 30 mins of discussion Loneliness is a vote Loneliness is a dark space where votes settle Loneliness is people bussed into goodbye hug Loneliness is a hug by a dark space Loneliness is the 30 mins this way Loneliness is the 30 mins back that way

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Artist’s Statement: In the article “The Resegregation of Jefferson County,” Nikole Hannah-Jones writes that “since 2000, at least 71 communities across the country, most of them white and wealthy, have sought to break away from their public-school districts to form smaller, more exclusive ones.” This led to research into my state’s segregation and integration efforts. The rhetoric, the maps, and the data were all there—coded language, school boundaries, and even diversity statements covered the stagnant “struggle” toward integration. As an educator, this project provided context for my experience and those of the students in the classroom. Notes and citations will appear at the end of the project. 

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