Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Articles about Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from The Crisis (1910-1934)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (18 articles)
Articles from The Crisis that focus on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 (Nov) | Segregation | In the 1910 Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois condemns school segregation as anti-democratic, arguing race-based separation degrades education and shirks public duty. |
| 1911 (Jan) | Allies | In 1911 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis critiques U.S. racial injustice, showing hypocrisy when others gain rights abroad while Black citizens are denied democracy |
| 1911 (Mar) | Triumph | In a 1911 Crisis piece, W.E.B. Du Bois condemns lynching and white‑supremacist mob violence, urging Black resistance for justice and democracy. |
| 1912 (May) | The Negro Church | Du Bois in The Crisis (1912) analyzes the Negro church’s leadership, arguing for honest, educated ministers and active programs in education and social uplift. |
| 1914 (Jun) | Y.M.C.A | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1914) praises Black YMCAs’ growth but condemns YMCA racial segregation as unchristian, unjust, and dangerous to race justice. |
| 1915 (Mar) | An Old Folks’ Home | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1915) documents Black-led charity: race-based philanthropy and old-folks’ homes sustaining elders while urging public support. |
| 1916 (Feb) | The Drama Among Black Folk | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1916) champions Black pageantry as folk drama and racial education, shows its artistic promise and financial neglect. |
| 1916 (May) | The Pageant | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1916) spotlights a mass Pageant celebrating the AME Church’s centennial, staging Black religious history and racial pride. |
| 1916 (May) | The Pageant | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1916) depicts a 1,250‑person Pageant marking the AME Church centennial and asserting Black civic pride. |
| 1919 (Apr) | Balls | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1919) celebrates Black social balls as vibrant displays of race, culture, and community pride that challenge racial stereotypes. |
| 1919 (Jun) | Votes | In 1919 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis argues Black suffrage is the central racial struggle: Northern voters can restore democracy, end Southern disfranchisement. |
| 1922 (Jan) | The Harding Political Plan | 1922 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis condemns Harding’s plan to impose white rule and split Black votes, urging voters to protect race, democracy and the Dyer bill. |
| 1923 (Feb) | The Tragedy of ‘Jim Crow’ | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1923) condemns rising Northern ‘Jim Crow’ school segregation, defends Black teachers, and urges democratic, educational reform. |
| 1924 (Jan) | Unity | In The Crisis (1924) W.E.B. Du Bois argues diversity - not enforced unity - is vital to Negro progress and defends the NAACP’s fight for race and democracy. |
| 1925 (May) | The New Crisis | In 1925 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis calls for renewed focus on race, labor, political independence, education, art and international peace. |
| 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). |
| 1929 (Sep) | Pechstein and Pecksniff | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1929) condemns calls for segregated schools, arguing segregation undermines democracy, education and fosters racial caste. |
| 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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