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via W. E. B. Du Bois’ Hand-Drawn Infographics of African-American Life (1900)

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W.E.B. Du Bois’ Graphic Design

While I knew W.E.B. Du Bois was a remarkable sociologist, historian, writer, editor, and civil rights activists (and one of the cofounders of the N.A.A.C.P.), I had no idea he was also a talented graphic designer. Look at the powerful and beautiful infographics that he drew: 

(from the Public Domain Review) 

Update: I’m so late to this party. Quartz, Print Mag, Hyperallergic and Smithsonian Mag have all reported on this excellent collection of gorgeous sociological data. 

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