- Title:
- African American Photographs Assembled for 1900 Paris Exposition
- Date of Original:
- 1900
- Subject:
- African Americans--Georgia--History--20th Century
Exposition universelle (1900 : Paris, France) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Description:
- The Paris Exposition of 1900 (Exposition universelle internationale de 1900) devoted a building to matters of "social economy." The United States section of the building featured an exhibit that, according to W. E. B. Du Bois, attempted to show "(a) The history of the American Negro. (b) His present condition. (c) His education. (d) His literature."
Du Bois and Thomas J. Calloway, who was named special agent for the Exposition, spearheaded the planning, collection and installation of the exhibit materials, which included 500 photographs, as well as 32 charts, numerous maps, and a display of 200 books written by African Americans. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.loc.gov/collections/african-american-photographs-1900-paris-exposition/
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Library of Congress
- Rights:
-
