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What I Visualized
To better analyze the data I transformed in OpenRefine, I uploaded the CharlotteClean csv file into Tableau Public and began creating data visualizations. These are my findings:
- There were 71 churches in Charlotte in 1911, include 41 white churches and 30 Black churches.
- While Charlotte's human population was 34% Black, its church population was 42% Black.
- Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist congregations comprised 70% of all churches.
- Methodist was the most common denomination among Black congregations, while Presbyterian was the most common denomination among white congregations.
What I Couldn't Visualize
While I did query the data for places of worship other than churches, I didn't find any. But that's not to say there no people practicing non-Christian religions in Charlotte in 1911.
My research lead me to directories — similar to the Charlotte City Directory — of Jewish organizations in the United States in the early 20th century. The American Jewish Yearbook, which is available on the Internet Archive, shows us that Charlotte was home to a Jewish organization in 1910 called the Hebrew United Brotherhood. This organization got a building and became the city's first synagogue in 1916. If we look at the 1922 Charlotte City Directory, we can see a listing for the Hebrew United Brotherhood listed under the directory's "Associations and Societies" section. The information is there, but only if you know to look for it.
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