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African American Photos for Paris Exposition 1900
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Description:
"The Paris Exposition of 1900 included a display devoted to the history and 'present conditions' of African Americans. W.E.B. Du Bois and special agent Thomas J. Calloway spearheaded the planning, collection and installation of the exhibit materials, which included 500 photographs." View photos from this collection (approximately 500) held by the Library of Congress. Searchable and browsable.

Publisher:
Library of Congress

Extra Keywords
black history

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
African Americans -- History
African Americans -- Photographs
African Americans -- Social conditions
Black History Month

LII Database Information:
Record 830 created by Dennis Maness on 02/28/2005
Last modification on 03/03/2005
Published: 02/28/2005  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/830