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

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“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

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In 1900, it began with them… Thomas J. Calloway Du Bois in Paris

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…and Atlanta Universty Atlanta University Debating Team, c. 1900 Women seated on steps at Atlanta University c. 1900

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Paris 1900

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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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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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Circles

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Blocks

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Graphs

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Color Palette black brown tan gold pink red green blue purple #000000 #654321 #d2b48c #ffd700 #ffc0cb #dc143c #00aa00 #4682b4 #7e6583

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In 2021, it began with them Allen Hillery (@AlDataVizGuy) Sekou Tyler (@sqlsekou)

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

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Now: Modern Megaphone Your Message

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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