巴黎展覽會是一項強而有力的證據，它證明了非裔美人是美國社會中一個重要且具生產力的民族。但即使自奴隸時期以來，他們的生活及身份已經有了非常多的改善，州政府及聯邦法院對非裔美人的投票權及任公職權仍有諸多限制。在全國各地，仍有許多人因其膚色而受傷或被殺；更甚者，有更多的非裔美人被學校及工作排除在外，遭受不公平待遇。1900年代的前十年，W.E.B.杜博斯及其他人瞭解他們需要更強而有力的措施來確保他的人民享有完整的權益。透過這個展覽會、他的寫作及言論，杜博斯將其一身貢獻在對抗不平等的種族待遇。

The Paris Exhibition was powerful evidence that African Americans were an important, productive part of American society. But even though they had made great gains since the end of slavery, state and federal courts were preventing many African Americans from voting and holding office. All over the country, people were being hurt and killed because of the color of their skin. And even more African Americans were being unfairly excluded from schools and jobs. In the first decade of the 1900s, W.E.B. Du Bois and others saw the need for stronger measures to ensure full rights for his people. Through this exhibit, his writings and talks, Du Bois devoted his life to fighting inequality among the races.

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