Voting Viva Voce: Unlocking the Social Logic of Past Politics
This website explores the lives of the residents of two nineteenth century American cities: Alexandria, Virginia in 1860 and Newport, Kentucky in 1870. Alexandria was a commercial city based on slave labor; Newport was an industrial city based on immigrant labor. The website allows the user to search for individuals, for social groups, and for businesses; the results of searches are displayed on a map of the city showing the residences of individuals and the location of businesses.