About:
This graph is a recreation of one of the famous W.E.B. DuBois graphs in response to the #TidyTuesday challenge. In particular, I chose challenge 4, which calls to replicate the graphic called “Proportion of Freemen and Slaves Among American Negroes”. The following plot serves as an illustration of the proportion of freemen to slaves among African Americans from 1790-1870.
NOTE: The word “Negroes” appears in the title of the original graph and in my recreation. This is not a term I take lightly and is a phrase that Du Bois references in his data visualizations. Since the purpose of this graph is to replicate the work of Du Bois as part of the #TidyTuesday challenge, the usage of the word here is only meant to acknowledge and contextualize his use of language for this post.
Check out my GitHub to view the source code!
Plot 1: Original Graph by DuBois
Plot 2: Example of a Recreation by Anthony Starks
This recreation is (unfortunately!) not mine. I was inspired to choose this graph for the challenge after seeing the following replication in this post using a data visualization tool called decksh. I wanted to see if I could reproduce a similar plot.
Plot 3: Personal Replication of the Graph
Here is my personal reproduction:
