Data+Diversity: Celebrating W.E.B Du Bois through Data Visualization

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1. Data + Diversity: Celebrating W.E.B. Du Bois through Data Visualization

2. “I can hardly realize they are all my people; that

   this great assembly of youth and intelligence are representatives of a race which twenty years ago was in bondage.” W.E.B. Du Bois at Fisk, circa 1885

3. In 1900, it began with them… Thomas J. Calloway Du

   Bois in Paris

4. …and Atlanta Universty Atlanta University Debating Team, c. 1900 Women

   seated on steps at Atlanta University c. 1900

5. Paris 1900

6. Historical Context 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 “Black America”

   Fair Plessy v. Ferguson Phila. Negro begins Wilmington Overthrow Lynchings Peak Paris Exposition

7. We are here This is who we are This is

   how far we have come
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10. 22” 28”

11. Taxonomy Bars 52.63% Maps 15.79% Blocks 14.04% Circles 12.28% Graphs

    5.26% Bars Maps Blocks Circles Graphs

12. Bars

13. Maps

14. Circles

15. Blocks

16. Graphs

17. Color Palette black brown tan gold pink red green blue

    purple #000000 #654321 #d2b48c #ffd700 #ffc0cb #dc143c #00aa00 #4682b4 #7e6583
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20. In 2021, it began with them Allen Hillery (@AlDataVizGuy) Sekou

    Tyler (@sqlsekou)

21. Pen, Ink, Watercolor, Paper, Expos 1900 Scripting, Digital Fonts, PDF,

    Internet Today

22. Now: Modern Megaphone Your Message

23. Red, Black, and Green 10: Apr 8 1: Feb 5

    2: Feb 12 3: Feb 19 4: Feb 26 5: Mar 4 6: Mar 11 7: Mar 18 8: Mar 25 9: Apr 1 Du Bois Challenge 2024 https://github.com/ajstarks/ dubois-data-portraits/blob/master/ challenge/2024/README.md