The Crisis, Vol. 14, No. 4
- 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
- Persons, Ell, American, died 1917
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Illustrated by
- Farrow, William McKnight, American, 1885 - 1967
- Written by
- Talbert, Mary Burnett, American, 1866 - 1923
- Watkins, Lucian B., American, 1878 - 1920
- Johnson, Georgia Douglas, American, 1880 - 1966
- Date
- August 1917
- 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)
- 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
- Transcription Available
- 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
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Anti-Lynching Movement
- Women's Club Movement
- Topic
- 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.15.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.