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
Date
May 1917
Object number
2015.97.15.2
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: 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
Data Source
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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Record ID
nmaahc_2015.97.15.2