The colored American., 1900-08-25

Afro-Ameriean citizens. This proph-
eey has so far been fulfilled to the e1-
tent that 6 ''Grand Prix" Qhe great
prJze) has been awsrded by the Inter
national Jury representing the highest
recognition to be obtained.
The exhibit is as unique as 1t is pow
erfuI, occupying about oEe fourth OF
the entire United States space in this
building. 1t hss been placed In the
immediate froIt, ard is The first thing
TO catch the eye of the visitor. High
up at the top In letters of gold is the
slgp-"Amerlcah Negro Exhibit. Im'
mediately ur der this about 10 feet from
the heor are three large pictures OF
Afro.Amerieans, whose lives are well
known; Booker T. Washington eccu'
pies the center, With the late b. K.
Bruce on the right, and On the left Reg
ister ]. ". Lyons, whose signature
must appear On every American bond
and paper dollar. Tothe night OF Bruce
is q large chart showing the wealth OF
Afro. Americans by states, and to the
left of Lyons another chart showing
the decrease of 80 per cent in illiteracy
in thirty five years, a history which
the world had neyeIseep before or else
where than in the United States, Next
follow a series of cases, just high enough
to comfortably reach them. They are
worked to and fro By Peing hinged to
the tack ard having shining bfsss
handles. Here are display ed samples OF
work, representing buggy work and
wagon making, shoe msklng, harness,
all rorts Of skilled wood work. machine
hop work, casting, forging, tailoring
ard dressmaking' In the same series of
boards is display of agricultural pre-
ducta cultivated by the cdored people
OF the South. Grasses, seeds, cotton
and sugar cane products, etc., are
wrought into fancy shapes SO that they
attract the eye and call the attention
to how much Negro is producing.
| Next below this series of swinging
eases with another set Of cases with
wing frames There are OF these and
each case contains SO charts, 2S inches
high and 20 inches wide, making 8
total of 1913 charts. These charts would
line one side of the gallery 500 feet
long il spread out with few inches be
tween each. But in the convenient way
| of opening the ceses the charts are
quite accessible. Two eases of sc charts
are devoted to showing photographs OF
the Hampton Institute, Fisk and How
ard Universities, Agricultural & Me-
chanieal College, North Caroliba, Be-
rea, Cisf1in, Central Tennessee, Shaw
and other schools. Two other cases
comprise Sc charts which shew in
graphic display the leading facts OF
Afro'Ameriean progress. The two 9th
er eases show by other photographs
and charts, homes, stores faetorles in
surarce companies, ETC., smoDg the
race.
In series of shelves below lie large
collection of books by Negro authors
and bound volumes OF newspapers BY
editors of our race. There are alec five
hundred patents issued to Negro in
vsntorr, most admirable set of vol
un es ef written work of pupils fur
nlshsd by Fisk University.
Mounted upon an iron rest stands
the thIee'feet bronze statuette of the
immortal Frederick Douglass, with hill
face towards the door and his arms liz
position Of pleading. The statuetts
is an exact copy of the original at Roch
ester, n. Y, and was executed by tn.
same sculptor, Mr., Stanley W. Ed
wards.