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American Negro Exposition information


1940 Chicago
Promotional poster by Robert Pious
Overview
BIE-classUnrecognized exposition
NameAmerican Negro Exposition
Building(s)Chicago Coliseum
Visitors250,000
Participant(s)
Organizations27 [1]
Business10
Location
CountryUnited States
CityChicago
Venue1513 South Wabash Avenue, South Loop
Timeline
OpeningJuly 4, 1940 (1940-07-04)
ClosureSeptember 2, 1940 (1940-09-02)
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The American Negro Exposition, also known as the Black World's Fair and the Diamond Jubilee Exposition, was a world's fair held in Chicago from July until September in 1940, to celebrate the 75th anniversary (also known as a diamond jubilee) of the end of slavery in the United States at the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865.[1]

  1. ^ "Art of history: Preserving African American dioramas". CBS News. 2020-08-30. Archived from the original on 2020-08-30. Retrieved 2020-08-30.

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