, spanning from the massive Commerce building to the Education and Hygiene building, which offered information about the emerging technology of x-rays. For a fee of 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children , fairgoers could wander through the marvels of the modern age.
“[The Negro Building] was big and was deemed beautiful by all its visitors,” said Wesley Paine, who has served as director of The Parthenon since 1979. She described a building as being in the Spanish revival style, which contrasted with many other buildings’ “vaguely Greco-Roman” design.Across the country, Black community leaders—most notably W. E. B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington—had debated whether or not to take part in the segregated World’s Fair.
Wow. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, afrosypaella! And you're so right - there really is history everywhere.
Keep picking at that scab.
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Excellent historic article, thanks for publishing and posting. 👏🏾