1900 PARIS EXPOSITION, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON - JUNE 1900 MAGAZINE ISSUE - CRAM\'S
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1900 PARIS EXPOSITION, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON - JUNE 1900 MAGAZINE ISSUE - CRAM\'S:
$6.99
Up for sale is the fascinating June, 1900, issue of a magazine featuring a story about the international fair/exposition in Paris, France, and an opinion piece about African-Americans written by the famous Booker T. Washington.The story in \"Cram\'s Magazine,\" self-described as \"a monthly journal of history, geography and topics of the day,\" is quite critical of the French efforts in creating the Paris Exposition, while praising the work of Ferdinand W. Peck, the commissioner in charge of the U.S. part of the expo.The article by Washington, with the title \"The Negro\'s Crucial Trial,\" provides some important insight about the status of African-Americans going into the 20th Century.African-Americans were passing through \"a season of trial and testing such as has seldom fallen to the lot of any race in the history of the world,\" Washington stated.Among other points, Washington argued that African-Americans, most of whom gained their freedom just a few decades ago, needed to focus on gaining practical vocational skills so they could compete economically, as opposed to an education about \"everything in heaven and earth.\"The magazine has many other interesting stories, including features on the Boer War in South Africa, the \"Philippine Insurrection,\" the Yukon gold fields and \"the reality of rabies.\"In addition to the many thought-provoking stories in this 272-page magazine are advertisements which are themselves fascinating to 21st Century readers.This magazine will be shipped within ONE DAY of cleared payment. Thanks for viewing!
1900 PARIS EXPOSITION, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON - JUNE 1900 MAGAZINE ISSUE - CRAM\'S:
$6.99