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12.
African Americans at the Fair Images
Frederick
Douglas, an African American civil rights activist, was critical of the
fair because he felt it overlooked the accomplishments of non-europeans.
He gave a speech on a day that was devoted to African Americans. At the
time, that day was refered to as "colored day". Ida B. Wells,
another African American civil rights activist, boycotted that day because
she felt it was racist.
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