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title: Chapter 10

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# Graphs as Poetry <img src="images/cartoons/minard-march.png" align="right" height="100px" />

<div class="chapterintro"><div class="chapterprelude">

#### Synopsis {-}

Graphs are justly celebrated for their ability to accurately present phenomena

in a compact way while simultaneously provide their context. If this were all

that they did, their place in scientific history would be secure. But with

suitable data and the right design, they can also convey emotion. Indeed, in

some instances graphs provide an emotional impact that can be likened to that of

poetry.

In this chapter we imagine a collaboration between the civil rights

activist W.E.B. DuBois and the canonized graphic designer C. J. Minard to show

The Great Migration of six million African-Americans fleeing the racism and

terror in the post-Confederacy South to the industrial North. The result of this

*gedanken* collaboration provides a vivid example of how we can profit from

studying the past to help solve the problems of the future.

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#### Chapter contents {-}

* Two Plain Graphical Poems

Young Men and Fire

The Kovno Ghetto

* The Graphic Poetry of Charles Joseph Minard

* Using Graphs in a Narrative Argument

* W. E. B. Du Bois

* The Great Migration

A Gedanken Collaboration

* Conclusion

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