Herbert Hoover
Articles discussing Herbert Hoover from The Crisis (1910-1934)
Herbert Hoover (12 articles)
Articles from The Crisis that substantially discuss Herbert Hoover.
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| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 (Jul) | Flood | In 1927 The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois urges Black refugees to flee Southern racial terror—documenting lynching, exploitative relief, and labor coercion. |
| 1927 (Nov) | Peonage | In 1927 The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois condemns a Hoover-appointed probe for likely whitewashing peonage in the Mississippi Valley and demands enforcement of rights |
| 1928 (Feb) | The Flood, the Red Cross and the National Guard | W.E.B. Du Bois reveals in The Crisis 1928 how 1927 Mississippi flood relief, guided by Red Cross and National Guard, exploited Black labor and spurred migration. |
| 1928 (May) | The Negro Politician | W.E.B. Du Bois examines how Black voters confront graft and Jim Crow, arguing informed participation is essential to democracy in The Crisis (1928). |
| 1928 (Sep) | Houston | W.E.B. Du Bois, writing for The Crisis (1928), shows the Democratic Party weaponizing race to suppress Black voters, exposing Jim-Crow politics and corruption. |
| 1928 (Sep) | Howard | W.E.B. Du Bois, in The Crisis (1928), exposes bipartisan graft around Perry Howard, condemns black disenfranchisement and threats to democracy. |
| 1928 (Nov) | On the Fence | W.E.B. Du Bois, in The Crisis (1928), shows Hoover and Smith align on oligarchy and color caste, urging Black voters to back Congress against the color bar. |
| 1928 (Dec) | The Campaign of 1928 | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1928) condemns both parties’ betrayal of Black voters and urges a Third Party for racial justice, labor rights and democracy. |
| 1928 (Dec) | The Election | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1928) condemns the white primary, praises Oscar DePriest, and urges democracy against corrupt political machines. |
| 1929 (May) | Herbert Hoover and the South | W.E.B. Du Bois, The Crisis (1929) argues Hoover’s push for a white-led Southern Republicanism threatens Black suffrage, democracy, and exposes white supremacy. |
| 1930 (Jan) | Gambling | In The Crisis (1930), W.E.B. Du Bois condemns Wall Street’s loaded-dice gambling, arguing it destroyed credit, labor and faith in American capitalism. |
| 1932 (Nov) | Herbert Hoover | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1932) indicts Herbert Hoover for ‘Lily-White’ politics, race-based appointments, and policies that crush Black labor and democracy |
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