The North Carolina State Colored Industrial Fair also referred to as the North Carolina Colored Fair, was first held in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1879[1][2] and continued to be held for about 50 years until 1930. A historical marker commemorated the fairs was erected in 2018.[3]
Charles N. Hunter is credited as one of the creators of the fair to highlight the progress of African Americans since emancipation.[1] Frankie E. Harris Wassom exhibited her art at the fair in 1886 and wrote a song about the fair. The fair was held in 1914.[4]
A colored fair was also held in Winston-Salem.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ a b "North Carolina Colored Industrial Association Fair | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.
- ^ "NC Colored Fair Procession | NCpedia". ncpedia.org.
- ^ "Colored State Fair remembered with a New Marker. – Chowan Discovery Group". chowandiscovery.org.
- ^ Bois, William Edward Burghardt Du (January 9, 1914). "Crisis". Crisis Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (August 22, 1953). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Clodfelter, Tim. "Ask SAM: What is the history of the Carolina Fair?". Winston-Salem Journal.
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