“all the world is here!” historiography of the columbian exposition
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“All the World is Here!”Historiography of the Columbian Exposition
A Day At the Fair!
Outline
•Thesis•Timeline •Culture of the fair•Racism and African Americans •Women at the fair
Thesis
•Many sources •Social and cultural angles•Social angle, 1970
Timeline
1893
1897- Johnson, Rossiter. A History of the World’s Columbian Exposition: Held in Chicago in 1893
2000- Reed, Christopher Robert. “All the World Is Here!”: The Black Presence at White City.
1984- Rydell, Robert W. All the World’s a Fair: Visions of Empire at American International Expositions, 1876-1916.
1993
A Triumphal Fair
Inventions
Racism
African Americans at the Fair
Women at the fair
I hope you enjoyed the fair!