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by The W E B Du Bois Center at the Universi; Whitney Battle-Baptiste (Editor); Britt Rusert (Editor)


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"As visually arresting as it is informative."--The Boston Globe "Du Bois's bold colors and geometric shapes were decades ahead of modernist graphic design in America."--Fast Company's Co.Design W.E.B. Du Bois's Data Portraits is the first complete publication of W.E.B. Du Bois's groundbreaking charts, graphs, and maps presented at the 1900 Paris Exposition. Famed sociologist, writer, and Black rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois fundamentally changed the representation of Black Americans with his exhibition of data visualizations at the 1900 Paris Exposition. Beautiful in design and powerful in content, these data portraits make visible a wide spectrum of African American culture, from advances in education to the lingering effects of slavery. They convey a literal and figurative representation of what he famously referred to as "the color line," collected here in full color for the first time. A landmark collection for social history, graphic design, and data science. - Data display, visualizations, and infographics far ahead of their time
- Colorful graphs and charts are mesmerizing pieces of art in their own right
- A valuable companion to W.E. B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk
- Includes contributions from Aldon Morris, Silas Munro, and Mabel O. Wilson W.E.B. Du Bois's Data Portraits is an informative and provocative history, data, and graphic design book that continues to resonate with audiences today.

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  • Title W. E. B. Du Bois's Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America
  • Author The W E B Du Bois Center at the Universi; Whitney Battle-Baptiste (Editor); Britt Rusert (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton Architectural Press
  • Date 2018-10-23
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781616897062 / 1616897066
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 in (25.65 x 18.03 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Black History
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans - Social conditions, Sociology - United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018007923
  • Dewey Decimal Code 323.092

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Citations

  • Booklist, 11/15/2018, Page 4
  • Choice, 11/01/2018, Page 0
  • Foreword, 10/26/2018, Page 0

About the author

Whitney Battle-Baptiste is the director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Center at University of Massachusetts Amherst and an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is the author of Black Feminist Archaeology. Britt Rusert is an assistant professor in the W. E. B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of Fugitive Science: Empiricism and Freedom in Early African American Culture.
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