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 "An Appeal to Europe," Employment of Colored Women in Chicago," and special articles, "The Teacher," by Leslie Pinckney Hill, and, "Social Control" by Jane Addams.
- Summary by Larry Wilson
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 "An Appeal to Europe," Employment of Colored Women in Chicago," and special articles, "The Teacher," by Leslie Pinckney Hill, and, "Social Control" by Jane Addams.
- Summary by Larry Wilson
LibriVox recordings are public domain in the United States; copyright status may differ elsewhere.
Chapters
- Chapter 1
Object and Mission, Committee Members, Advertisements
05:39 - Chapter 2
Along the Colored Line: Political, The Courts, Social Uplift
09:40 - Chapter 3
Along the Colored Line: Colored Colleges, Education
10:58 - Chapter 4
Along the Colored Line: The Church, Economic, Art
06:56 - Chapter 5
Opinion: The Appeal to Europe
14:03 - Chapter 6
The Ghetto
10:04 - Chapter 7
Gompers, "Colored," Voting, Negro Soldiers, In South Africa
11:11 - Chapter 8
A Winter Pilgrimage
04:39 - Chapter 9
Editorial: Envy, The Truth, Opportunity
08:52 - Chapter 10
Editorial: Schools, The Old Story, Social Equality
08:18 - Chapter 11
Editorial: Ashamed, Jesus Christ in Baltimore, Except Servants
04:41 - Chapter 12
Social Control by Jane Addams, of Hull House
08:18 - Chapter 13
The Teacher by Leslie Pinckney Hill
01:17 - Chapter 14
Employment of Colored Women in Chicago
11:33 - Chapter 15
The Burden
06:53 - Chapter 16
Talks about Women by Mrs. John E. Milholland, Annual Report of British East Africa
05:31 - Chapter 17
What to Read
03:04 - Chapter 18
The Lady of the Slave States
02:13 - Chapter 19
Race Prejudice in the Orient
08:25 - Chapter 20
Advertisements
23:47