W.E.B. Du Bois's exhibit of American Negroes
Subtitle: African Americans at the beginning of the twentieth century
By: Eugene F. Provenzo Jr
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781442223936
Subjects: Exposition universelle (1900 : Paris, France); Social life and customs; Exhibitions; Social conditions; African Americans; Pictorial works
Other titles: Exhibit of American Negroes
Description: "The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line." This quote is among the most prophetic in American history. It was written by W. E. B. Du Bois for the Exhibition of American Negroes displayed at the 1900 Paris Exposition. They are words whose force echoed throughout the Twentieth Century. W.E.B. Du Bois put together a groundbreaking exhibit about African Americans for the 1900 World's Fair in Paris. For the first time, this book takes readers through the exhibit. With more than two hundred black-and-white images throughout, it explores the diverse lives of African Americans at the turn of the century, from challenges to accomplishments. Du Bois confronted stereotypes in many ways in the exhibit and he provided irrefutable evidence of how African Americans had been systematically discriminated against. Though it was only on display for a few brief months, the award-winning Exhibit of American Negroes represents the great lost archive of African American culture from the beginning of the twentieth century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.