Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1901 — NEGRO EXHIBIT PROPOSED [ARTICLE]

NEGRO EXHIBIT PROPOSED

Colored Wen’* Progrea* To Be Shown at the St. Loot* Fair. St. Louis, Mo„ Oct. 17.—Representative negroes of St Louis and other large cities of the United States met the committee on state and territorial exhibits at World’s fair headquarters Tuesday and presented a dozen plans for a negro exhibit at the World’s fair. These differed In detail, bnt all agreed t(iat the exhibit should be placed in a special building, to be erected from start to finish, and designed by negroes. Everything in the building should be the product of negro labor, and statistics will be displayed showing the advancement of the race since the emancipation. The members of the committee were favorably Impressed with the plans presented and will meet within the next few days to finally pass upon the negro exhibit.