Contributions to the weekly challenges from the Data Visualization Society to explore the work of W.E.B Dubois — a Black American civil rights activist, sociologist and writer—by recreating the visualizations from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools
Full project details can be found here: https://github.com/ajstarks/dubois-data-portraits/blob/master/challenge/2024
I am challenging myself to replicate all graphics as close as possible entirely in R using #ggplot2 -- ❌ no post-processing ❌
Follow along on mastodon or bluesky
For 2024, I completed 9 reproductions in R using ggplot2 Side-by-sides with original plates can be found below along with links to data & code
Maps comparing the population of Black Georgians in the years 1870 and 1880.
Negro Population of Georgia by Counties, 1870, 1880 (plate 06)
Unique barchart depicting the percentages of free and enslaved Black Americans before and after emancipation in 1863.
Slave and Free Negroes (plate 12
Barchart depicting acres of land owned by Black Georgians during the later half of the 19th century (from 1874 - 1899).
Acres of Land Owned by Negroes in Georgia (plate 19)
Stacked barchart depicting the racial make-up of a subset of 40,000 Black Georgians.
Race Amalgamation in Georgia (plate 13)
A mountain-like area chart displaying shifting American racial identities between 1800 and 1890.
Amalgamation of the White and Black elements of the population in the United States (plate 54)
Horizontal bar charts comparing the state of educational opportunities (via illiteracy) of Black Americans with the larger world.
Illiteracy of the American Negro compared with other nations (plate 47)
Stacked bars to show how Black Americans, largely enslaved in 1860, transformed post emancipation into a group where 30 years later, one-fifth owned their own land.
The Rise of Negroes from Slavery to Freedom in One Generation (plate 50)
Area chart displaying number of enslaved and free Black Americans from 1790 to 1870 with a sharp decrease in enslaved upong emancipation in 1863-65.
Proportion of Freemen and Slaves (plate 51)
Serving as an overview, this plate includes both a map and pie chart showing professions among Black Americans in 1900. Graphics are accompanied by both French & English text.
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