Charles A. Preston

CTL-E-2348 · Person · other · 1890s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Haitian diplomat — a former member of Haiti's diplomatic corps in Washington, D.C. — appointed by the Haitian government as co-commissioner (with Frederick Douglass) to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition; the two men took possession of and dedicated the Haitian Pavilion on January 2, 1893.

The record

Also known as: Charles Preston (Haiti)

Relationships

Haitian Pavilion dedication (World's Columbian Exposition) — initiated
As Haitian co-commissioner with Douglass, Preston took possession of and dedicated the pavilion on January 2, 1893.

Referenced by

Haitian Pavilion dedication (World's Columbian Exposition) — related to → this record

Sources

Ballard, Barbara, 'A People without a Nation: African Americans at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition' (dissertation excerpt PDF)
Haiti-Now.org, 'Frederick Douglass Speech in Chicago' (dedication ceremonies text)

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