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  2. Cotton States and International Exposition - Wikipedia

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    The Cotton States and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1895. [1] The exposition was designed "to foster trade between southern states and South American nations as well as to show the products and facilities of the region to the rest of the nation and Europe."

  3. International Cotton Exposition - Wikipedia

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    International Cotton Exposition (I.C.E.) was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 4 to December 31 of 1881.The location was along the Western & Atlantic Railroad tracks near the present-day King Plow Arts Center development in the West Midtown area.

  4. List of world's fairs - Wikipedia

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    1895 – Atlanta, Georgia, United States – Cotton States and International Exposition (1895) (Atlanta Exposition) [71] 1895 – Montevideo, Uruguay - National Agricultural Exhibition; 1896 – Rouen, France – National and Colonial Exposition [citation needed] 1896 – Kiel, Germany – International Shipping and Fishery Exposition [citation ...

  5. Atlanta Exposition Speech - Wikipedia

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    The Atlanta Exposition Speech was an address on the topic of race relations given by African-American scholar Booker T. Washington on September 18, 1895. The speech, [ 1 ] presented before a predominantly white audience at the Cotton States and International Exposition (the site of today's Piedmont Park ) in Atlanta , Georgia , has been ...

  6. Atlanta Compromise - Wikipedia

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    What came to be known as the Atlanta Compromise stemmed from a speech given by Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuskegee Institute, to the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 18, 1895. [1] [2] [3] It was first supported [4] and later opposed by W. E. B. Du Bois [5] and other African-American leaders.

  7. Elise Mercur - Wikipedia

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    Woman's Building 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition, by Mercur In 1894, Mercur entered a design competition for the 1895 International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. [ 41 ] In a unanimous decision, she was awarded the commission over 13 other entries. [ 18 ]

  8. Category:World's fairs in Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    Cotton States and International Exposition; I. ... Piedmont Exposition; Piedmont Park This page was last edited on 29 June 2016, at 20:32 (UTC). ...

  9. King Cotton (march) - Wikipedia

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    King Cotton is a military march composed in 1895 [1] by John Philip Sousa, for the Cotton States and International Exposition (1895). The expression "King Cotton" in general refers to the historically high importance of cotton as a cash crop in the southern United States. The form is as follows; the number of bars is indicated in the parentheses.