France

Articles about France from The Crisis (1910-1934)

France (11 articles)

Articles from The Crisis that focus on France.

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Date Title Description
1916 (Feb) Germany In 1916 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis condemns Germany’s colonial racism, documenting massacres like the Herero slaughter and contrasting French comradeship.
1917 (Jun) Resolutions of the Washington Conference W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1917) urges Black Americans to join the war effort and demands race justice: voting, education, end to lynching and Jim Crow.
1919 (Mar) The Black Man in the Revolution of 1914-1918 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1919) documents Black soldiers’ valor in WWI, French praise, and persistent U.S. racial discrimination threatening democracy.
1919 (Apr) The War History In 1919 The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois urges readers to preserve records documenting Black soldiers’ labor, service, and race relations in WWI.
1919 (May) Soldiers In 1919 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis documents Black soldiers’ valor abroad and demands equal military rank, commissioned officers, and racial justice at home.
1919 (May) Returning Soldiers W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1919) returns from war to demand racial justice, condemning lynching, disenfranchisement, and economic theft.
1919 (May) Robert R. Moton W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1919) criticizes R.R. Moton for sidelining Black troops, abandoning Pan-African work, and enabling racial deference.
1919 (May) To Mr. Emmett Scott W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1919) demands that Emmett Scott answer why Black soldiers faced mistreatment in France, exposing racial failures in the military.
1919 (Jun) The Negro Soldier W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1919) rebutts attacks on Black soldiers, exposing wartime racism and documenting their bravery and military competence.
1920 (Sep) The History of Haiti In The Crisis (1920), W.E.B. Du Bois traces Haiti’s revolutionary struggle, showing how race, Black labor, and foreign capital shaped its path to democracy.
1921 (Feb) The Link Between W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1921) praises Natalie Curtis Burlin’s music work as bridging race divides, advancing cultural understanding and democracy.
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