Century of Negro Progress Exhibition

Century of Negro Progress Exhibition
U.S. commemorative stamp (1963), designed by Georg Olden
BeginsAugust 16, 1963
EndsSeptember 2, 1963
VenueMcCormick Place
Location(s)Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

The Century of Negro Progress Exhibition was a festival from August 16 to September 2, 1963 held in McCormick Place, Chicago, U.S., in honor and celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) that freed enslaved African Americans.

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