Mirror of Our Culture *

Abstract

“We have crossed the threshold of a new age whose implications the fair failed to treat seriously. Perhaps the fair does mirror too well our present culture, but it is not enough to hold up the cracked mirror. A billion-dollar venture has the responsibility to present for our consideration not only the world as it is but the reality of human dignity and potency capable of transforming ourselves and our universe. There remain many uncomfortable realities which the 1964–65 New York World's Fair did not confront or even acknowledge.”