Poster for the 75 Years of Negro Progress Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, May 10-19, 1940.
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This poster promotes the 75 Years of Negro Progress Exposition sponsored by the National Urban League and held in Detroit in May 1940. This exposition celebrated the achievements of African Americans, focusing on the themes of wisdom, freedom, tolerance, enlightenment and interracial understanding. The imagery of this poster says it all: African Americans viewed Abraham Lincoln as a patron saint of their political, social, and economic progress. This poster speaks volumes about the sentiment of African Americans towards Lincoln 75 years after the Civil War and Emancipation.
Poster for the 75 Years of Negro Progress Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, May 10-19, 1940. is a post from: Vanilla Citrus
