History Forum Talk by Prof. Dave Beck

March 18, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Sakamaki A-201

The 1893 World芒鈧劉s Columbian Exposition in Chicago has been called the 芒鈧搈ost successful of all world芒鈧劉s fairs.芒鈧 It brought together people from across the world. Several hundred American Indians along with numerous other 芒鈧淣ative peoples芒鈧劉 came to the fair to work and to be displayed as part of both 芒鈧渟cientific芒鈧劉 and entrepreneurial exhibits. This presentation will explore both how the American Indians were represented, and how the fair provided (or failed to provide) 芒鈧淣ative peoples芒鈧劉 with opportunities to participate in a wage labor economy, something that was relatively new to Indian country.


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Department of History, Mānoa Campus

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Peter Hoffenberg, (808) 956-8497, peterh@hawaii.edu,

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