- 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
- Photograph by
- Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927
- Written by
- Pendleton, Leila Amos, American
- Bohanan, Otto Leland, American, 1895 - 1932
- Illustrated by
- Harris, Lorenzo W., American, born 1888
- Date
- June 1917
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (24.8 × 17.1 cm)
- H x W (Open): 9 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (24.8 × 34.3 cm)
- Description
- June 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
- The front cover of the magazine features a full page black and white photograph of an older man, captured by C.M. Battey. The background is a dark grey. White text at the top left reads [THE CRISIS / JUNE / 1917]. The back cover of the magazine is a full page advertisement for [THE CRISIS Book Mart].
- The interior contents include [PICTURES], listed as [COVER. Photograph from Life. By Battey. / MAP OF NEGRO MIGRATION / SHADOWS OF LIGHT / THE THIRD SPRINGARN MEDALIST / CARTOON. By Lorenzo Harris / MEN OF THE MONTH], [ARTICLES] listed as [AUNT CALLINE'S SHEAVES. A Story. By Leila Amos Pendleton / THE MIGRATION OF NEGROES. By W.E.B. Du Bois / MAMMY. A Poem. By Otto Leland Bohanan] and [DEPARTMENTS] listed as [EDITORIAL / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / THE LOOKING GLASS / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE HORIZON]. The Editorial section includes articles titled "Resolutions of the Washington Conference," "Officers," and "We Should Worry." The NAACP section consists of extracts from the legal brief of the Louisville Segregation Ordinance Case argued before the Supreme Court. Throughout are advertisements, announcements, photographs, and illustrations.
- There are approximately 50 pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Black Press
- Business
- Civil rights
- Education
- Great Migration
- Law
- Literature
- Mass media
- Poetry
- Race relations
- Segregation
- Social life and customs
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.15.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




