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- Advertising Poster, "75 Years of Negro Progress Exposition," Detroit, Michigan, May 10-19, 1940 - 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.
- May 01, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster, "75 Years of Negro Progress Exposition," Detroit, Michigan, May 10-19, 1940
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.