The Crisis, Vol. 13, No. 5
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
- Date
- March 1917
- 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)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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
- Object number
- 2015.97.15.1
- 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
- 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
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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
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.97.15.1