![]() ![]() But prior to the publication of this landmark text, Du Bois visualized his notion of double consciousness in modernist data portraits at the Paris Exposition in 1900. The Souls of Black Folk, published in 1903, has reverberated through academic and public discourse for over a century for its astute and abiding racial analysis. Among his many talents, Du Bois was a designer and curator of Black culture, the most explicit example being his data portraits, which vibrantly visualized the complexities of racial segregation, which Du Bois iconically dubbed “the color line.” But the writer, historian, and Pan-African civil rights activist also had a remarkable visual mind. Du Bois is best known for his sharp, sociological imagination and groundbreaking book of racial philosophy, The Souls of Black Folk. ![]() “Proportion of freemen and slaves among American Negroes.” (all images courtesy of Princeton Architectural Press unless otherwise noted) ![]()
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