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
Ell Persons, American, died 1917
Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
Illustrated by
William McKnight Farrow, American, 1885 - 1967
Written by
Mary Burnett Talbert, American, 1866 - 1923
Lucian B. Watkins, American, 1878 - 1920
Georgia Douglas Johnson, American, 1880 - 1966
Description
August 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
The front cover features a color, full page, art nouveau style design with an illustration of a young man and a young woman in front of a landscape with a lake or river inset into a circle and flanked by vines with leaves and grapes. At top is [THE CRISIS] and set into the design below the illustration is [VACATION / NUMBER / AUGUST, 1917: 10 CENTS A COPY]. [W.M. FARROW] is set into the bottom center of the design.
The interior contents consist of [PICTURES] listed as [COVER. / SCENES FROM IDLEWILD / SHADOWS OF LIGHT / MEN OF THE MONTH], [ARTICLES] listed as [CONCERNING THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL. By Mary B. Talbert / IDLEWILD / THE BEST SUMMER I EVER SPENT. By H.H. Thweatt / THREE POEMS By Lucian B. Watkins / LAUGHING IN AND OUT. A Poem. By Edward Ide / "GRAY EYES." A Story. By "Jack Howard." Part II / TEARS AND KISSES. A Poem. By G. Douglas Johnson] and [DEPARTMENTS] listed as [EDITORIAL / THE LOOKING GLASS / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE HORIZON]. The Editorial section includes articles titled "The World Last Month," "Roosevelt," "The Present," and "Team Work," among others. The "Through the Looking Glass" department has several pages devoted to an article titled [THE RIOT IN EAST ST. LOUIS]. The photographs in the "Shadows of Light" section include several images of South African laborers in France, sports teams, and military photographs from the war. The NAACP consists of an article titled [THE LYNCHING AT MEMPHIS] about the lynching of Ell Persons. The feature article is about Idlewild, a vacation resort in Michigan. 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
August 1917
Object number
2015.97.15.4
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
South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Idlewild, Lake County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Anacostia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Movement
Anti-Lynching Movement
Women's Club Movement
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Advertising
Associations and institutions
Black Press
British colonialism
Business
Civil Rights
Colonialism
Education
Labor
Literature
Lynching
Mass media
Military
Poetry
Race relations
Race riots
Recreation
Social life and customs
Social reform
Travel
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Women's organizations
World War I
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Record ID
nmaahc_2015.97.15.4