The Crisis, Vol. 5, No. 1: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The center of the cover features a portrait illustration of a woman by John Henry Adams. The title across the top reads [THE CRISIS] followed by an illustration of a winged Egyptian prince and [A RECORD OF THE DARKER RACES]. Beneath this is printed [Vol. 5, No. 1 - NOVEMBER, 1912 - Whole No. 25]. Along the bottom is [ONE DOLLAR A YEAR] and [TEN CENTS A COPY]. There are two (2) staples on the spine. The back cover features an advertisement for [BEST BOOKS] by The Dunbar Company.

The interior contents consist of [ARTICLES] listed as [THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY AND THE NEGRO By Jane Addams / THE COLORED MAGAZINE IN AMERICA / THE RELIGION OF SLAVERY By Charles Edward Stowe / SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR By Alfred Noyes (Reprinted) / HISTORIC DAYS IN NOVEMBER By L.M. Hershaw] and [DEPARTMENTS] listed as [ALONG THE COLOR LINE / MEN OF THE MONTH / OPINION / EDITORIAL / WHAT TO READ By Jessie Fauset / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE]. In addition are advertisements, announcements, photographs and illustrations. The "Along the Color Line" section includes sub-sections for Political, Economics, Social Uplift, Education, The Church, Meetings, Personal, Foreign, The Ghetto, Crime, Music and Art.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: November 1912
• Edited by: W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
• Subject of: The Crisis, American, founded 1910
• Subject of: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
• Subject of: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, British, 1875 - 1912
• Illustrated by: John Henry Adams Jr., American, 1880 - 1944
• Written by: Charles Edward Stowe, American, 1850 - 1934
• Written by: Jessie Redmon Fauset, American, 1882 - 1961
• Written by: Jane Addams, American, 1860 - 1935
• Type: magazines (periodicals)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal
• Dimensions: H x W: 9 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (24.8 × 17.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Open): 9 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (24.8 × 34.3 cm)
• Place printed: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Black Press
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Education
• Object number: 2015.97.14.5
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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