The Negro Exhibit at the 1900 Paris Exposition
byA major development of the nineteenth century was the emergence of world’s fairs, all of which served to entertain visitors and impress them with…
African American
Little-known tidbits about the people and the contributions of African-Americans to society.
Fascinating Women: Sissieretta Jones
byOpera singers were the world’s first pop stars, and the nineteenth century saw the apex of diva and divo worship, with hundreds of thousands…
Edmonia Lewis’s “Death of Cleopatra”
byCritical Response: Miss Lewis is by no means a prodigy; she has great natural genius, originality, earnestness, and a simple, genuine taste. Her works…