Data Visualization by W.E.B. DuBois circa 1900

Today in my search for data visualization inspiration (hey that rhymes!) I found out that W. E. B. Du Bois made infographics way back in 1900. The data is captured by hand - and is crude by today's standards - but incredibly neat and legible considering. Du Bois was given a grant by congress to put these graphics together with the help of his students at Atlanta University. He received the grant just 4 months before the Paris Exhibition (world's fair), where he would earn a gold medal for the work. The graphics still hold up and are eye opening to say the least. Also keep in mind, these were created just 37 years after the end of slavery. These charts are compiled in the book W. E. B. Du Bois's Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America, which I am adding to my reading list right away. More info here with more links at the bottom of the page as well: https://medium.com/nightingale/data-journalism-in-the-study-of-w-e-b-du-bois-the-negro-problem-part-2-of-4-e5ea9b976adc