Race in Popular Culture: The St. Louis World's Fair of 1904

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This lesson outline engages students in a detailed examination of the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904, during which American's fears of "the other" and misinterpretations of the concept of "race" were exploited for public entertainment and education.