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It's always fascinating to see historical data visualizations. History is a great antidote against the bias toward the current era. I feel like Ed Tufte would t
by blululu 6y ago
It's always fascinating to see historical data visualizations. History is a great antidote against the bias toward the current era.
I feel like Ed Tufte would tear some of these graphics to shreds, but collectively the presentation manages to tell a powerful story.
- uxp100 6y agoYes, they really are fascinating. Some are wildly confusing, but really interesting and modern as graphic design. Some are pretty good at communicating information. I think the ones selected here (from the full set at loc.gov) tend to be the more "modern" ones.
- 082349872349872 6y agoIt's not only HN which has been affected by George Floyd. I ran across the following modern visualisation on a site which normally runs container shipping news. https://slavevoyages.org/voyage/database#timelapse https://slavevoyages.org/voyage/database#timelapse One can clearly see the British slave trade dry up post 1815. (on a site normally dealing with maritime issues, I see Lloyd's of London have apologised for their work insuring these voyages)
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- DanBC 6y agoThat's a great visualisation. It's useful to read this wikipedia article in combination with the visualisation to see when various laws were introduced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Trade_Act_1807 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Trade_Act_1807