<I>The Crisis, Vol. 7, No. 2</I>
date: label: Date
content: December 1913
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: Written by
content: James D. Corrothers, American, 1869 - 1917
label: Written by
content: Fenton Johnson, American, 1888 - 1958
label: Photograph by
content: W. L. Brockman
label: Photograph by
content: Grace Moseley
notes: label: Description
content: December 1913 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
label: Description
content: The front cover of the magazine features a full page image of a woman in white with a baby on her lap, representing Mary and Jesus. The title at top left reads [THE CRISIS / CHRISTMAS / 1913] and text at the bottom right reads [TEN CENTS A COPY]. There are staples on the spine, which has some small tears on it. The back cover of the magazine features an advertisement for “Suitable Gift Books."
label: Description
content: The interior content includes [PICTURES] listed as [COVER PICTURE: Madonna and the Child. Copyright photograph from life by W.L. Brockman / "MAMMY'S LIL BABY BOY" Photograph from life by Grace Moseley / THE NATIONAL EMANCIPATION EXPOSITION: THE TEMPLE OF BEAUTY IN THE GREAT COURT OF FREEDOM / THE HISTORICAL PAGEANT OF THE NEGRO RACE: FORTY MAIDENS DANCE BEFORE THE ENTHRONED PHARAOH RA, THE NEGRO], [ARTICLES] listed as [THE MAN THEY DIDN'T KNOW. A Story. By James D. Corrothers / CHILDREN OF THE SUN. A Poem. By Fenton Johnson], AND [DEPARTMENTS] listed as [ALONG THE COLOR LINE / MEN OF THE MONTH / OPINION / EDITORIAL / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE]. Also included are advertisements, announcements, photographs, illustrations, and letters. The "Along the Color Line" section includes sub-sections titled Social Uplift, Education, Music and Art, Personal, Meetings, The Church, Courts, The Ghetto, and Crime. The feature editorial is titled "The Wise Men."
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
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: Holidays and festivals
label: Topic
content: Literature
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content: Mass media
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content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
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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: 2015.97.14.9
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 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (24.8 × 17.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Open): 9 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (24.8 × 34.3 cm)