The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. I, No. 4

W. E. B. Du Bois (1868 - 1963)

The Crisis is the official publication of the NAACP first published in 1910 with W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders, as editor. He exercised almost total control of the content and opinions of the publication until he resigned in 1934. Du Bois was one of the most ardent advocates for total civil rights for all racial minorities and was a prolific author for the cause.
From Du Bois’ editorial: “The object of this publication is to set forth those facts and arguments which show the danger of race prejudice, particularly as manifested to-day toward colored people. It takes its name from the fact that the editors believe that this is a critical time in the history of the advancement of men.” This issue has editorials, opinions, and articles such as "The Negro as a Soldier" by Brigadier General Andrew S. Burt, "A Black Statesman of the Last Century" by Dr. Frances Hoggan, and several tributes to Charles Sumner, including a poem by Justice Wendell Phillips Staford. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

Language: English

Keyword(s): slavery (143), black history (26), reconstruction (18), South Africa (17), race relations (12), segregation (11), social justice (10), lynching (9), hannibal (8), naacp (6) ... [Show full list]

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Object and Mission / Letters / Business Proposition Larry Wilson
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Play 02 Along the Color Line - Charles Sumner and Others tshoes76
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Play 03 Along the Color Line - Political / The Courts tshoes76
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Play 04 Along the Color Line - Economic / Education tshoes76
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Play 05 Along the Color Line - Social Uplift tshoes76
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Play 06 Along the Color Line - Vagaries of the Color Line tshoes76
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Play 07 Along the Color Line - Art / Crime tshoes76
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Play 08 Opinion - Peonage / Peace ShrimpPhish
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Play 09 Opinion - Negro Music ShrimpPhish
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Play 10 Opinion - Colored Preachers Larry Wilson
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Play 11 Opinion - A Latter-day Dread Scott / Was Hannibal a Negro ShrimpPhish
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Play 12 Opinion - Lynching / Property / Reading / South Africa ShrimpPhish
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Play 13 Pink Franklin's Reprieve ShrimpPhish
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Play 14 Editorial - Education ShrimpPhish
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Play 15 Editorial - Pink Franklin Larry Wilson
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Play 16 Editorial - Victory Larry Wilson
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Play 17 Editorial - Separation ShrimpPhish
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Play 18 Editorial - Southern Papers / Rampant Democracy ShrimpPhish
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Play 19 Charles Sumner by Justice Wendell Phillips Staford Larry Wilson
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Play 20 The Negro as a Soldier by Brigadier General Andrew S. Burt ShrimpPhish
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Play 21 A Black Statesman of the Last Century by Dr. Frances Hoggan ShrimpPhish
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Play 22 N.A.A.C.P Meetings Larry Wilson
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Play 23 Talks about Women by Mrs. John E. Milholland Stacey Malcolm
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Play 24 The Burden Larry Wilson
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Play 25 What to Read Larry Wilson
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