Nineteenth Century Criminal Geography: WEB Du Bois and the Pennsylvania Prison Society
D Varner - Journal of Historical Geography, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract WEB Du Bois's The Philadelphia Negro continues to inform the contemporary
disciplines of sociology, geography, and criminology. This essay explores how Du Bois's
study of the social and geographical organization of Philadelphia's black residents was
informed by prison reform discourse of the period. Founded in Philadelphia in 1787, the
Pennsylvania Prison Society is among the oldest and most influential prison reform
organizations in American history. By reading The Philadelphia Negro alongside Du Bois's …
disciplines of sociology, geography, and criminology. This essay explores how Du Bois's
study of the social and geographical organization of Philadelphia's black residents was
informed by prison reform discourse of the period. Founded in Philadelphia in 1787, the
Pennsylvania Prison Society is among the oldest and most influential prison reform
organizations in American history. By reading The Philadelphia Negro alongside Du Bois's …