Building on the Legacy of the Du Bois Data Portraits

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Building on the Legacy of the Du Bois Data Portraits Anthony Starks Allen Hillery Sekou Tyler

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The Philadelphia Negro, 1897 “This inquiry extended over a period of fifteen months, and sought to ascertain something of the geographical distribution of this race, their organizations, and above all their relation to their million white fellow-citizens”

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Atlanta University Debating Team, c. 1900 Women seated on steps of building at Atlanta University c. 1900

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W.E.B. DuBois in Paris 1900 Exposition of the American Negro, Paris, 1900

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Historical Context 1895 “Black America” Fair

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Historical Context 1895 1896 “Black America” Fair Plessy v. Ferguson

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Historical Context 1895 1896 1897 “Black America” Fair Plessy v. Ferguson Phila. Negro begins

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Historical Context 1895 1896 1896 1897 1898 “Black America” Fair Plessy v. Ferguson Phila. Negro begins Wilmington Overthrow

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Historical Context 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 “Black America” Fair Plessy v. Ferguson Phila. Negro begins Wilmington Overthrow Lynchings Peak

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Historical Context 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 “Black America” Fair Plessy v. Ferguson Phila. Negro begins Wilmington Overthrow Lynchings Peak Paris Exposition

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We are here This is who we are This is how far we have come

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22” 28”

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Taxonomy Bars 52.63% Maps 15.79% Blocks 14.04% Circles 12.28% Graphs 5.26% Bars Maps Blocks Circles Graphs

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Bars

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Maps

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Color Palette black brown tan gold pink red green blue #000000 #654321 #d2b48c #ffd700 #ffc0cb #dc143c #00aa00 #4682b4

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Typography Public Sans Charter WILLIAM

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Re-Creating the Du Bois Data Portraits

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Pen, Ink, Watercolor, Paper, Expos 1900 Scripting, Digital Fonts, PDF, Internet 2019

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decksh Structure Text Lists Arrows Images Graphics Charts Loops Data Utility

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Code Output Reference

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Storytelling

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Storytelling is about balance Telling a Story Presenting Data W.E.B. Du Bois sought to combine science, data, and methodology into sociology. His research into Black American culture told a story of resilience

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Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle Aristotle thought that a speaker's ability to persuade an audience is based on how well the speaker appeals to them through ETHOS LOGOS PATHOS Du Bois developed a sociological framework to show Black Americans are capable of functioning as social equals, social Darwinism has no data to back its theory. ETHOS: Ethics (Credibility) PATHOS: Emotion (Feeling) LOGOS: Logic (Data)

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Tell Stories Like Pixar Once upon a time there was Every day One day Because of that Because of that Until finally

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Themes from Great Stories 1. Coming of Age 2. Constant Evolution 3. Overcoming Obstacles 4. Rebirth 5. The Quest 6. True as it Ever Was You have arrived You are always adapting You came out on top You have reinvented yourself It's been quite a Journey Remained true to yourself Experience, Strength Adapability Relisience New Hope and Direction Committment, Dedication Reinforce Trust

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The Modern Megaphone

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Paris 1900

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Now Your Message

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#DuboisChallenge

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#DuboisChallenge

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#DuboisChallenge https://github.com/ajstarks/dubois-data-portraits/tree/master/challenge

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Modern Megaphone: Mona Chalabi

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Modern Megaphone: Ijeamaka A

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Modern Megaphone: Sekou Tyler

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Smit Patel and Rebecca Stevick

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Luke Stanke on YouTube

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Modern Megaphone: @duboisviz

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#DuboisChallenge Twitter Dashboard

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Contemporary Data

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Start with the Question

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Find Your Data

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Washington Post Shooting Database NOAA Climate Data https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/ https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/

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Authorship, after all, is not only what is created but also what is selected. Teju Cole