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Edited by:
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963  Search this
Subject of:
The Crisis, American, founded 1910  Search this
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
Dunbar High School, American, founded 1870  Search this
Photograph by:
Scurlock Studio, American, founded 1904  Search this
Written by:
Angelina Weld Grimké, American, 1880 - 1958  Search this
Effie Lee Newsome, American, 1885 - 1979  Search this
Illustrated by:
Georgia Douglas Johnson, American, 1880 - 1966  Search this
Louise R. Latimer, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 3/4 × 6 7/8 in. (24.8 × 17.5 cm)
H x W (Open): 9 3/4 × 13 5/8 in. (24.8 × 34.6 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
England, Europe
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
March 1917
Description:
March 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
The cover is printed in red ink. The front features a multi-paneled line drawing of trees, signed [LRLATIMER] in the bottom left. In the center of the panels is a hand-lettered quote [To sin by silence / when we should / protest / makes cowards / out of men. / The human race / has climbed / on / protest. / Wilcox]. Across the top is [THE CRISIS] and across the bottom is [MARCH 1911]. The back cover has a full page advertisement for [THE CRISIS Book Mart].
The interior contents include [PICTURES], listed as [COVER DESIGN. By Louise Latimer / THE NEW DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, D.C. Photograph by Scurlock / MEN OF THE MONTH / SHADOWS OF LIGHT / CARTOON.]; [ARTICLES] listed as [O SEA, THAT KNOWEST THY STRENGTH. A Poem. By Mary Effie Lee / THE NEW DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, D.C. By J.C. Wright / TO THE DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL. A Sonnet. By Angelina Weld Grimké / HEROES OF DEATH / THE HEGIRA. A Poem. By G. Douglas Johnson]; and [DEPARTMENTS], listed as [EDITORIAL / THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE LOOKING GLASS / THE HORIZON]. The Editorial department includes sections titled "Civilization in the South," "Haiti," "England and the Negro," and "The Tuskegee Resolutions," among others. The NAACP news section includes a report on the Anti-Lynching Campaign. Throughout are advertisements, announcements, photographs, and illustrations.
There are approximately 50 pages.
Transcription Center Status:
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
American South  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Literature  Search this
Lynching  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, 1865-1921  Search this
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.97.15.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Anti-Lynching Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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