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The Crisis, Vol. 13, No. 5

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

Edited by
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
Subject of
The Crisis, American, founded 1910
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
Dunbar High School, American, founded 1870
Photograph by
Scurlock Studio, American, founded 1904
Written by
Angelina Weld Grimké, American, 1880 - 1958
Effie Lee Newsome, American, 1885 - 1979
Illustrated by
Georgia Douglas Johnson, American, 1880 - 1966
Louise R. Latimer, American
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
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
March 1917
Object number
2015.97.15.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
magazines (periodicals)
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)
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
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Movement
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Anti-Lynching Movement
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Advertising
American South
Associations and institutions
Black Press
Business
Civil Rights
Education
International affairs
Literature
Lynching
Mass media
Poetry
Race relations
Social life and customs
Social reform
U.S. History, 1865-1921
World War I
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.97.15.1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e44211b4-40b3-4a02-8c92-0c558adde8e3

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