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Cotton States and International Exposition
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Cotton_States_and_International_Exposition
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors
800,000
gptkbp:area
189 acres
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate
1895-12-31
gptkbp:exhibits
Manufacturing
Fine arts
Technological innovations
Cotton production
Agricultural products
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Cotton States and International Exposition
gptkbp:legacy
Boosted Southern economy
Highlighted African American achievements
Influenced race relations in the South
Promoted Atlanta as a commercial center
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia
gptkbp:logo
Cotton boll
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:Negro_Building
gptkb:government_office
gptkb:Transportation_Building
gptkb:Agricultural_Building
gptkb:Manufactures_and_Liberal_Arts_Building
gptkb:Woman's_Building
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Booker_T._Washington's_Atlanta_Compromise_speech
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:Booker_T._Washington
gptkb:Alonzo_Herndon
gptkbp:numberOfFloors
6 main buildings
gptkbp:opened
gptkb:President_Grover_Cleveland_(via_telegraph)
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:purpose
Promote the Southern United States
Showcase economic recovery after the Civil War
gptkbp:startDate
1895-09-18
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Tennessee_Centennial_and_International_Exposition
gptkbp:theme
Industrial progress
Racial cooperation
Southern development
gptkbp:venue
gptkb:Piedmont_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Piedmont_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5