Memphis, Tennessee
Articles about Memphis, Tennessee from The Crisis (1910-1934)
Memphis, Tennessee (12 articles)
Articles from The Crisis that focus on Memphis, Tennessee.
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| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 (May) | The Second Birthday | In 1912 W.E.B. Du Bois argues in The Crisis that a Black press is vital for race publicity and democracy, urging support despite financial struggle. |
| 1914 (Jan) | Muddle | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1914) condemns northern reformers’ cowardice and southern segregation, urging race-aware social reform and democracy. |
| 1914 (Mar) | Taxation without Representation | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1914) exposes how Black Memphis taxpayers fund education, parks, and infrastructure yet lack representation and democratic rights. |
| 1914 (Jun) | Murder | In 1914 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis shows how race prejudice fuels nationwide violence and unusually high murder rates, exposing a moral crisis. |
| 1917 (Jan) | Justice | In 1917 The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois condemns the Justice Department’s racial hypocrisy, ignoring lynching and disfranchisement while policing alleged German plots. |
| 1917 (Jan) | Memphis or East St. Louis? | 1917: W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis links lynching, forced labor and union discrimination to Black migration, urging education and federal protection. |
| 1917 (Mar) | Awake America | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1917) urges America to end lynching, disenfranchisement and Jim Crow at home to honestly defend democracy abroad. |
| 1926 (Jan) | Pullman Porters | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1926) defends Black Pullman porters’ labor rights, condemns company intimidation, press silence, and government corruption. |
| 1926 (Jan) | Murder | W.E.B. Du Bois analyzes rising U.S. murder and lynching in The Crisis (1926), showing how racialized violence undermines democracy and human life. |
| 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. |
| 1928 (May) | Our Economic Future | Du Bois argues in The Crisis (1928) that Black labor power relies on cooperative manufacturing and consumer co-ops, challenging white-dominated markets. |
| 1930 (Mar) | Our Economic Peril | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1930) warns that racial exclusion and failing charity deepen Black economic peril, urging co‑ops and labor organizing. |
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