W. E. B. Du Bois - Paris Exhibition of 1900
Time: Saturday Apr 14, 1900
Place: Grand Palais, Petit Palais, Paris Métro in Paris, France
Details: Du Bois was primary organizer of The Exhibit of American Negroes at the Exposition Universelle held in Paris between April and November 1900, for which he put together a series of 363 photographs aiming to commemorate the lives of African Americans at the turn of the century and challenge the racist caricatures and stereotypes of the day.
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