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#196, Columbian Fair Organisers were not fair to Vivekananda

Here is a link Click to see Columbus.iit.edu/bookfair/ch26.html . This link contains the "World's Columbian Exposition of 1893" , 'Fair Book', Chapter 26. The World Parliament of Religions, Chicago, 1893, in which Vivekananda participated, was a part of the Exposition. This Chapter 26 narrates the Proceedings. It mentions the names of speakers who have addressed the Parliament. Quote: "... Then came a long array of bishops and archbishops, of priests and princes, of men and women of every race and color, such as Addison might have dreamed of in his vision of Mirza. After prayer and hymn, President Bonney briefly outlined the programme, and was followed by Doctor Barrows with an address of welcome. Then spoke Archbishop Feehan, Cardinal Gibbons, Augusta Chapin, Harlow N. Higinbotham, Alexander McKenzie, Archbishop Dionysios Latas, head of the Greek church, P. C. Mozoomdar on behalf of the Brahminists , and Pung Kuang Yu for the followers of Confucius. ......