W. E. B. Dubois''s Exhibit of American Negroes - African Americans At the Beginning of the Twentieth Century

This book takes readers through W.E.B. DuBois' groundbreaking exhibit about African Americans at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris. With more than 200 black-and-white images, Provenzo explores the diverse lives of African Americans, from challenges to accomplishments.

List of contents

Preface
1: Introduction
2: Awards Received by the Exhibit of the American Negroes at the1900 Paris Universelle Exposition
3: Events for the Year 1900
4: African American Census Indicators for the Year 1900
5: Businesses, Organizations, and Occupations
6: Black Churches and Religion
7: Homes and Families
8: Black Colleges and Universities
9: The Georgia Negro Exhibit (Part I, Charts)
10: The Georgia Negro Exhibit (Part II, Photographs)
11: Books And Pamphlets By Negro Authors
12: Compilation of Laws Affecting Blacks in Georgia
13: Afterword

About the author

By Eugene F. Provenzo Jr.

Summary

This book takes readers through W.E.B. DuBois' groundbreaking exhibit about African Americans at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris. With more than 200 black-and-white images, Provenzo explores the diverse lives of African Americans, from challenges to accomplishments.

Product details

• Authors: Eugene F Provenzo, Eugene F. Provenzo, Eugene F. Jr. Provenzo, Eugene F. Provenzo Jr.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9781442223936
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2393-6
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, France, ART / European, ART / American / General, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, United States of America, USA, Black & Asian Studies, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, African American history;American Studies