A research and storytelling project

The Rust Belt is not a single story.

It is a series of possible futures grounded in people's everyday lives.

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About the project

A project on race, rurality, identity, belonging, and environmental futures across Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and beyond.

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StoryMaps

Public scholarship in maps, photographs, and narrative

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Peer-reviewed articles on landscape, colonialism, and race

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Essays, op-eds, interviews, and coverage of the project

See what's out there → Regional Resources

Organizations, initiatives, and hubs across the Rust Belt worth knowing about.

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