Author Question: How did the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition reflect both racism and better attitudes toward ... (Read 59 times)

mydiamond · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

How did the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition reflect both racism and better attitudes toward race in the late 1800s? How did blacks react to this fair?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How did the Brownsville Affair exemplify black experiences in the military at the time? How did race play a factor in the outcome of the incident?

What will be an ideal response?

katara · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 9, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Note that the exposition attracted blacks as well as whites who wanted to learn more about science and the latest developments in society.
2. Explain that three all-black colleges contributed displays that showed blacks practicing trades and skills.
3. Note that the fair had a separate Negro Day for blacks, that Frederick Douglass spoke at the event, and that Ida B. Wells was critical of it. Douglass's speech was critical of white supremacy and embraced the Constitution.

Answer to Question 2

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Explain that black troops were transferred to Brownsville, Texas in 1906 in a routine stationing of black troops in the South.
2. Point out that the troops were blamed for a shooting spree that killed one person in town.
3. Note that they were sentenced without trial to de dismissed from the military, a blatant example of racism.
4. Conclude that the black community was very angry about the punishment imposed by President Theodore Roosevelt, and viewed the issue of race as central to the outcome of the decision.