This reconstruction of the Exhibit of the American Negroes was created by Professor Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr., School of Education, University of Miami. Asterie Baker Provenzo provided editorial assistance. Special thanks go to Dr. Spencer R. Crew of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,  Bob Smith of the African-American Educational Archives, Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Thomas Battle and Jean Curie Church of the Moorland-Spingarn Collection, Howard University, and the staffs of the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library and the Prints and Photographic Division, Library of Congress.

Photographic reproductions and cost were funded in part through a University of Miami, Max Orovitz Research Funding Award sponsored through the office of  Provost Luis Glaser. Thanks go to Provost Glaser and Dean Sam Yarger, School of Education,  for their ongoing support of this project.

If you have further questions or suggestions in regard to these materials, please contact Professor Provenzo at the following e-mail address:
provenzo@miami.edu

This website was redesigned by Donner Valle, Summer 2003. It incorporates not only new graphics and organization from the original site, but also additional photographs recently made available through the Library of Congress.