Book excerpt: This book documents the Exhibition and Celebration held in Chicago in 1915 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Featuring articles, pictures, and other commemorations of African-American history, this book is a valuable resource for studying the early 20th century civil rights movement. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.