Published by
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
Edited by
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
Illustrated by
Walts, Frank, American
Date
September 1917
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
9 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 1/8 in. (24.8 x 17.1 x 0.3 cm)
Description
The September 1917 (Vol. 14 No. 5) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a sketch of Blanche Deas of the Negro Players by Frank Walts. The black-and-white sketch depicts Deas in a head wrap and looking off to left. The issue includes articles about the East St. Louis massacres of May and July 1917 and the July 28, 1917 Silent Parade in New York City. There are approximately 62 pages.
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Advertising
Associations and institutions
Black Press
Business
Civil rights
Education
Literature
Mass media
Poetry
Politics
Race relations
Social life and customs
Social reform
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard
Object number
2012.84.11
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53b79506f-fa9f-43e5-88e8-c9672e189dd6

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