Why did pan-africanists create the "exhibit of american negroes" at the 1900 world's fair?

The main reason as to why the pan-africanists create the “Exhibit of American Negroes” during the 1900 World’s fair was because of the fact that they would want to fight the idea of racism by which the Africans were said to be primitive.

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