How to Use
the Maps

Table of
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Map 1: The United States.

The cities marked in all capital letters indicate places where Madam Walker established or headquartered her business. The cities in italics indicate places where J.C. Penney opened his early stores or headquartered his business.

Questions for Map 1

1. Compare the locations of the cities marked on the map. What do they have in common? How do they differ? Do the various places each person established businesses show any pattern?

2. Both Madam Walker and J.C. Penney established a base of operation in New York City and ultimately made it their permanent home. Why might this have been the case?

* The map on the screen has a resolution of 72 dots per inch (dpi), and therefore will print poorly. You can obtain a high quality version of Map 1, but be aware that the file will take as much as two minutes to load with a 28.8K modem.