Advertising Poster, "75 Years of Negro Progress Exposition," Detroit, Michigan, May 10-19, 1940
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Artifact Overview
Abraham Lincoln remained a powerful source of inspiration to African Americans through the early 20th century, as they struggled to realize the promise of emancipation. Lincoln's image looms large in this poster for a nine-day Exposition, which celebrated both past achievements and "new horizons of advancement." In reality, white resistance continued to hamper attempts to further African Americans' progress.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1940
Subject Date
May 1940
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2004.4.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Screen printing
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 22 in
Width: 14 in
Inscriptions
Printed under image: 75 Years of / 1865-1940 / Negro Progress / Exposition / Detroit * * May 1940
Printed at bottom and in upper left corner:
Wisdom / Freedom / Tolerance / Enlightenment / Inter-Racial Understanding.
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