Although I need to dig into my notecards, I recall that a special "colored
day" was set aside for African Americans at the state fair during some years
of the early twentieth century. Sam Shepherd, Centenary College>=
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>Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 18:51:54 -0500
>From: SUBSCRIBE VA-HIST Anonymous <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Virginia State Fair
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>Does anyone know if the Virginia State Fair was segregated around the turn
>of the century? Anywhere I may be able to find out?
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>Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:18:14 +0000
>From: Beth Bond <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Virginia State Fair
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>Hi,
> This is ironic that you mentioned this. Very recently when going through
some
>Richmond city newspapers of the early 1900's I saw where there were many
>advertisemnts from African-American businesses who were helping to support
the
>Virginia State Fair for blacks. So the African-American community apprently
had
>their own state fair for awhile.
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> Beth
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>> Does anyone know if the Virginia State Fair was segregated around the turn
>> of the century? Anywhere I may be able to find out?
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