W.E.B. Du Bois: The New Negro at The 1900 Paris Exposition
- Episode aired Dec 18, 2020
At the turn of the twentieth century, W. E. B. Du Bois curated an exhibit at the Paris Exposition in France entitled "The Exhibit of American Negroes." The exhibition used photographs to dis... Read allAt the turn of the twentieth century, W. E. B. Du Bois curated an exhibit at the Paris Exposition in France entitled "The Exhibit of American Negroes." The exhibition used photographs to disrupt the negative imagery that was used to depict black Americans at the time. With over 4... Read allAt the turn of the twentieth century, W. E. B. Du Bois curated an exhibit at the Paris Exposition in France entitled "The Exhibit of American Negroes." The exhibition used photographs to disrupt the negative imagery that was used to depict black Americans at the time. With over 45 million visiting the exhibit, Du Bois was able to put the dignified black person front a... Read all