Du Bois Challenge 2024
The goal of this challenge is to celebrate the data viz legacy of W.E.B Du Bois—a Black American civil rights activist, sociologist and writer—by recreating the visualizations from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools.
In general, I specialize in coding interactive, responsive data visualizations. Therefore I used D3 and Svelte to create modern adaptations of Du Bois' originals. For this challenge, I tried to recreate it as close to the original as possible, adding only minor interactive features.
You can find the corresponding code here on Github.
Challenge 1
Original
Adaptation
Negro Population of Georgia By Counties.
between 20,000 and 30,000
15,000 to 20,000
10,000 to 15,000
5,000 to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
1,000 to 2,000
under 1,000
Challenge 2
Original
Adaptation
Slaves and free negroes.
Challenge 3
Original
Adaptation
Acres of Land owned by Negroes
in Georgia.
Challenge 4
Original
Adaptation
The Georgia Negro. A social study By W. E. Burghardt Du Bois.
Routes of the african slave trade
The state of GeorgiaTHIS CASE IS DEVOTED TO A SERIES OF CHARTS, MAPS, AND OTHER DEVI CES DESIGNED TO ILLUSTRATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO IN A SINGLE TYPICAL STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. "The problem of the 20th Century is the problem of the color-line."
Challenge 5
Original
Adaptation
Race Amalgation in Georgia.
Based on a study of 40.000 individuals of negro descent.
Challenge 6
Original
Adaptation
The Amalgation of the White and Black elements of the population in the United States.
Amalgamation des elements blancs et noirs parmi lar population Americaine.
Done by Atlanta University.
Challenge 7
Original
Adaptation
Illiteracy of the American Negroes compared with that of other nations.
Proportion d'illettrés parmi les Nègres Americains comparée à celle des autres nations.
Done by Atlanta University.
Challenge 8
Original
Adaptation
The Rise of the Negroes from Slavery to Freedom in one generation.
Progrès Graduel des Nègres de l'escavage à la liberté en une Génération.
Done by Atlanta University.
In 1890 nearly one fifth of them owned their own homes and farms. This advance was accomplished entirely without state aid, and in the face of proscriptive laws.
En 1890 environ un cinquième étaient propriétaires de leurs habitations et de leurs fermes. Ce progrès s'été accompli sans secours aucun de l'etat et en présence de lois défavorables.
In 1860 nearly 90% of the blacks were slaves.
En 1860 environ 90% des nègres étaient esclaves.
Challenge 9
Original
Adaptation
Proportion of freemen and Slaves among american negroes .
Progrès des Nègres libres et des esclaves en amérique .
Done by Atlanta University .
Challenge 10
Original
Adaptation
A SERIES OF STATISTICAL CHARTS, ILLUSTRATING THE CONDITIONS OF THE DESCENDANTS OF FOR- MER AFRICAN SLAVES NOW RESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
UNE SÉRIE DE CARTES ET DIAGRAMMES STATISTIQUES MONTRANT LA CONDITION PRÉSENTE DES DESCENDANTS DES ANCIENS ESCLAVES AFRI- CAINS ACTEULLMENT ÉTABLIS DANS LES ETATS UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE.
PREPARED AND EXECUTED BY
NEGRO STUDENTS UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PREPARE ET EXECUTE PAR
NÈGRES ÉTUDIANTS SOUS
LA DIRECTION DE L’UNIVERSITÉ ATLANTA
D'ATLANTA
ETAT DE GEORGIA
ETATS UNIS D'AMERIQUE
THE UNIVERSITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1867. IT HAS INSTRUCTED 6000 NEGRO STUDENTS. L'UNIVERSITÉ A ÉTÉ FONDÉE EN 1867. LA DONNÉ l'INSTRUCTION A'6000 ÉTUDIANTS NÈGRES IT HAS GRADUATED 330 NEGROES AMONG WHOM ARE: ELLE A D'ÉLIVRE DES DIPLOMES A 330 NÈGRES DONT:
THE UNIVERSITY HAS 20 PROFESSORS AND INSTRUTORS AND 250 STUDENTS AT PRESENT. IT HAS FIVE
BUILDING, 60 ACRES OF CAMPUS AND A LIBRARY OF 11,000 VOLUMES. IT AIMS TO RAISE AND CIVILIZE THE
SONS OF THE FREEDMEN BY TRAINING THEIR MORE CAPABLE MEMBERS IN THE LIBER- AL ARTS ACCORDING TO
THE BEST STANDARDS OF THE DAY. THE PROPER ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS WORK DEMANDS AN ENDOWMENT FUND
OF $500,000.
L'UNIVERSITÉ A ACTUELLEMENT 20 PROFESSEURS ET INSTRUCTEURS ET 250 ÉTUDIANTS ELLE EST COMPOSEE
DE CINC BÂTIMENTS, 60 ACRES (ENVIRON 26 HECTARES) DE TERRAIN SERVANT DE COUR ET DE CHAMP DE
RÉCREATION, ET D'UNE BIBLIOTHÈQUE CONTENANT 11,000 VOLUMES. SON BUT EST D'ÉLEVER ET DE CIVILISER
LES FILS DES NEGRES AFFRANCHS EN DONNANT AUX MEUX DOUES UNE ÉDUCATION DANS LES ARTS LIBÉRAUX EN
ACCORD AVEC LES IDÉES LES PLUS PROGRESS - SISTES DE L'EPOQUE. L'ACCOMPLISSEMENT DE CETTE OEUVRE
DEMANDE UNE DOTATION DE $500,000 (2,500,000 FRANCS)