The Crisis, Vol. 14, No. 1

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
Written by: Georgia Douglas Johnson, American, 1880 - 1966; Jessie Redmon Fauset, American, 1882 - 1961

Description: May 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.; The cover is printed in black and features an illustration of a young woman with a large feather in her hair, standing next to a large vase of flowers sitting on a small table. The printing is cropped closely along the edge of the illustration and set against a plain white background. At top right is printed [THE / MAY / CRISIS / 1917]. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for [THE CRISIS Book Mart].; The interior contents include [PICTURES], listed as [COVER. / FRENCH AFRICAN TROOPS / FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS]; [ARTICLES] listed as ["THERE WAS ONE TIME." A Story. By Jessie Fauset/ THE MAN WHO NEVER SOLD AN ACRE. By J.B. Woods / A SONNET. By G. Douglas Johnson] and [DEPARTMENTS], listed as [EDITORIAL / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / THE OUTER POCKET / THE LOOKING GLASS / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE HORIZON]. The Editorial section includes missives titled "The World Last Month," about the war, "Loyalty," "The Migration," about African American laborers moving from the South, "A Moral Void," "Register and Vote," and "The White Church." There are advertisements, photographs and illustrations throughout.; 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

May 1917

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: ink on paper with metal
Dimensions: H x W: 10 × 6 3/4 in. (25.4 × 17.1 cm); H x W (Open): 10 × 13 1/2 in. (25.4 × 34.3 cm)

Place printed: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: France, Europe; Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

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Classification: Books and Published Materials

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Advertising; Associations and institutions; Black Press; Business; Civil Rights; Education; Great Migration; International affairs; Literature; Mass media; Poetry; Race relations; Religion; Social life and customs; Social reform; U.S. History, 1865-1921; World War I

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