- 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
- Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938
- Illustrated by
- Waring, Laura Wheeler, American, 1887 - 1948
- Walts, Frank, American
- Subject of
- National American Woman Suffrage Association, American, 1890 - 1920
- Flipper, Henry Ossian, American, 1856 - 1940
- Hampton University, American, founded 1868
- Cook, Coralie Franklin, American, born 1861
- Written by
- Shaw, Anna Howard, American, 1847 - 1919
- Catt, Carrie Chapman, American, 1859 - 1947
- Hay, Mary Garrett, American, 1857 - 1928
- Date
- November 1917
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (25.1 × 17.5 cm)
- H x W (Open): 9 7/8 × 13 5/8 in. (25.1 × 34.6 cm)
- Description
- November 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
- The front cover features an illustration of a woman in profile in the center; she wears a beaded necklace and drop bead earrings. The illustration is signed [Frank / Walts] at the bottom right. At the top is [THE CRISIS] printed in hand-lettered, shadowed block font with [TEN CENTS] and [NOVEMBER 1917] printed below. The back cover of the magazine features two columns of advertisements. Advertisements include “$3.00 Suit Tailored to Your Measure” and one for Gadsden Doll Co., among others.
- The interior contents include [PICTURES] listed as [COVER. A STUDY FROM LIFE. By Frank Walts. / TO AMERICA. Drawn by Laura Wheeler / MEN OF THE MONTH / SHADOWS OF LIGHT. / With Portraits of Mrs. Coralie Franklin Cook, The Empress Taitou, and the Cadets of Officers' Training Camp No. 17], [ARTICLES] listed as [TO AMERICA. A POEM. By James Weldon Johnson / HOUSTON. AN N.A.A.C.P. INVESTIGATION By Martha Gruening / VOTES FOR ALL. A SYMPOSIUM. By Anna Howard Shaw, Carrie Chapman Catt and Mary Garrett Hay], and [DEPARTMENTS] listed as [EDITORIAL / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE LOOKING GLASS / THE HORIZON]. The "Editorial" section begins with an article titled [THE OATH OF THE NEGRO VOTER] and continues with titles including "Women Voters," "Hampton," and "Mr. Flipper." The NAACP section consists on a report of the Houston riot, beginning with the statement "The primary cause of the Houston riot was the habitual brutality of the white police officers of Houston in their treatment of colored people." The "Votes for All" feature consists of statements from the National American Woman Suffrage Association and New York City Woman Suffrage Party. "The Horizon" section includes sub-sections on "The War" and "Riots." 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
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Black Press
- Business
- Civil rights
- Education
- Literature
- Mass media
- Military
- Poetry
- Race relations
- Race riots
- Social life and customs
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Women
- Women's organizations
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.15.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.