Anti-lynching legislation
Articles on Anti-lynching legislation from The Crisis (1910-1934)
Anti-lynching legislation (12 articles)
Articles on Anti-lynching legislation from The Crisis (1910-1934)
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| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 (Jan) | The Flag | In a 1911 Crisis piece, W.E.B. Du Bois condemns States’ rights as shielding racial terror—arguing federal action is needed to protect Black citizens. |
| 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. |
| 1920 (Jun) | Presidential Candidates | 1920: W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis catalogs 17 presidential candidates’ stances on lynching, Jim Crow, schools and voting—exposing political silence. |
| 1920 (Jul) | In Georgia | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1920) declares the NAACP’s Atlanta meeting an epoch: Black demands for vote, anti-lynching, education, labor and full democracy. |
| 1921 (Feb) | The Lynching Bill | In The Crisis (1921), W.E.B. Du Bois condemns lynching as wholesale murder, urging federal action to defend law, democracy, and Black lives. |
| 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. |
| 1922 (Jan) | Mr. Howard | In The Crisis (1922), W.E.B. Du Bois urges Perry Howard and Black officials to reject token roles, defend anti-lynching reform, and uphold race dignity. |
| 1922 (Jan) | N.A.A.C.P. and Xmas | In The Crisis (1922), W.E.B. Du Bois urges donations to the NAACP, funding race justice, anti-lynching efforts, Klan exposure and legal aid. |
| 1922 (Feb) | Advertising | 1922: W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis argues modern advertising can mobilize indifferent white readers to expose lynching, advancing racial justice and democracy. |
| 1922 (May) | Anti-Lynching Legislation | In 1922 in The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois defends the NAACP’s focused anti-lynching campaign, warning that splitting efforts harms race justice and freedom. |
| 1922 (May) | The President | In 1922’s The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois denounces Republican race patronage and urges anti-lynching, labor and education reforms to defend democracy. |
| 1923 (Jan) | Intentions | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1923) condemns partisan betrayal over the Dyer anti‑lynching bill and urges Black political power, sustained fight for democracy. |
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