<I>The Crisis, Vol. 15, No. 5</I>
date: label: Date
content: January 1918
name: label: Edited by
content: W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: The Crisis, American, founded 1910
label: Subject of
content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
label: Illustrated by
content: Frank Walts, American
label: Written by
content: Waverley Turner Carmichael, American, 1881 - 1936
label: Illustrated by
content: Hilda Rue Wilkinson Brown, American, 1894 - 1981
notes: label: Description
content: January 1918 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
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content: The front cover of the magazine features a full page black and white illustration of a young girl in a white bonnet. There are white daisies across the illustration, which is signed [Frank / Walts] at the bottom left. Black text across the top reads [THE CRISIS / TEN CENTS JANUARY 1918]. There are staples on the spine, which is tearing in several places. The back cover of the magazine features two advertisements - one with information on how to advertise in The Crisis and the other titled [Beauty for Women] by Kashmir Chemical Co.
label: Description
content: The interior contents include [PICTURES] listed as [COVER. A STUDY FROM LIFE. By Frank Walts / MEN OF THE MONTH. Drawn by Hilda Wilkinson / THE HOUSTON TRIAL. Photograph by W.C. Lloyd / NEGRO LABORERS AND SOLDIERS / NEGRO BUILDINGS], [ARTICLES] listed as [THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION OF EAST ST. LOUIS By Lindsey Cooper / THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR. A Story. By Wallace Green / A MOTHER'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS. By Josephine T. Washington / 'TAINT NO NEED O' WOMEN WORRIN'. A Poem. By Waverley T. Carmichael], and [DEPARTMENTS] listed as [EDITORIAL / THE OUTER POCKET / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE LOOKING GLASS / THE HORIZON]. The "Editorial" section begins with an illustrated list titled [THE YEAR OF GOD 1917 / IN ACCOUNT WITH THE AMERICAN NEGRO]. There are advertisements, photographs, and illustrations throughout.
label: Description
content: There are approximately 50 pages.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Literature
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content: Mass media
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content: Military
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content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Race riots
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
label: Topic
content: World War I
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.97.15.6
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (25.1 × 17.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Open): 9 7/8 × 13 5/8 in. (25.1 × 34.6 cm)