place

Negro Development and Exposition Company

1903 establishments in VirginiaAfrican-American history in Richmond, VirginiaAfrican-American professional organizationsAfrican American stubsOrganizations established in 1903
Negro Development and Exposition Co. building (1911)
Negro Development and Exposition Co. building (1911)

The Negro Development and Exposition Company of the United States of America, was an organization established in 1903 by Giles Beecher Jackson. It was also known as the Negro Development and Exposition Co. (NDEC), and the Negro Development and Exposition Company of the U.S.A.. It was headquartered at 528 Broad Street in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, the initial purpose of the company was to support an exhibit dedicated to African Americans in the "Negro Building" at the 1907 Jamestown Exposition. There were public issues with financials and accounting by the NDEC, and in 1908, they were faced with a breach of contract lawsuit related to the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.The NDEC capitalized on the display of African American achievements. Their goal was the creating the first national museum to highlight African American achievement history, but which was never created.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Negro Development and Exposition Company (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Negro Development and Exposition Company
West Broad Street, Richmond Monroe Ward

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Negro Development and Exposition CompanyContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 37.548949 ° E -77.446734 °
placeShow on map

Address

Rite Aid

West Broad Street
23284 Richmond, Monroe Ward
Virginia, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Negro Development and Exposition Co. building (1911)
Negro Development and Exposition Co. building (1911)
Share experience

Nearby Places