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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."
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The Piedmont Exposition opened in October 1887 to great fanfare. The event was a success and set the stage for the Cotton States and International Exposition which was held in the park seven years later in 1895. Both exhibitions showcased the prosperity of the region that had occurred during and after the Reconstruction period.
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 ]
In 1895, the Cotton States and International Exposition was held at what is now Piedmont Park. Nearly 800,000 visitors attended the event. The exposition was designed to promote the region to the world and showcase products and new technologies, as well as to encourage trade with Latin America.