The Paris World Fair

Good Morning POU! This week we will take a look at the exhibit on African Americans compiled by W.E.B. Du Bois for the 1900 World's Fair in Paris. First, some background on why this exhibit was created. To do this, we must start with history on the Chicago World Fair of 1893. A major development of the nineteenth century was the emergence of world’s fairs, all … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: W.E.B. Du Bois and the 1900 Paris Exposition