Disfranchisement (voting rights)
Articles on Disfranchisement (voting rights) from The Crisis (1910-1934)
Disfranchisement (voting rights) (15 articles)
Articles on Disfranchisement (voting rights) from The Crisis (1910-1934)
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| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (Apr) | Mr. Taft | 1911: W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis condemns Taft’s race policies, rejecting Southern guardianship over Black education, voting rights and justice. |
| 1911 (Jun) | Starvation and Prejudice | 1911 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis argues Washington’s minimization of Southern race wrongs lets prejudice, lynching and disfranchisement threaten democracy. |
| 1913 (Jan) | Our Own Consent | In 1913 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis argues that collective protest against Jim Crow and disfranchisement can force America to face racial injustice. |
| 1913 (Jun) | Education | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1913) warns democracy is at risk unless lynching, disfranchisement and racial discrimination are confronted. |
| 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) | A Statement | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1919) declares a critical racial moment, urging lawful resistance, NAACP organizing, and a fight against Jim Crow. |
| 1920 (Jan) | The Macon Telegraph | In 1920 W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis rebukes the Macon Telegraph, arguing racial injustice—lynching, disfranchisement, unequal education—drives Southern unrest. |
| 1920 (Mar) | How Shall We Vote | In The Crisis 1920, W.E.B. Du Bois warns GOP and Democrats uphold Jim Crow; urges Black voters to elect congressional allies to defend race and democracy. |
| 1920 (Mar) | Murder Will Out | In 1920 in The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois exposes how Southern race and class power undermine labor and democracy, exploiting both Black and white workers. |
| 1921 (Nov) | To The World | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1921) demands racial equality, self-government, education and labor rights, condemning colonialism and economic injustice. |
| 1924 (May) | Fall Books | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1924) reviews fall books, indicting the Southern oligarchy, lynching, and disfranchisement while championing race, democracy, and education |
| 1927 (Dec) | The Durham Conference | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1927) calls for a Durham conference to take stock of labor, education, voting rights and Black community life. |
| 1930 (Jan) | About Wailing | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1930) defends continued ‘wailing’—documenting racial injustice, disfranchisement, poverty, and exclusion despite surface progress. |
| 1930 (Feb) | Education | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1930) denounces racial inequity in schooling, details funding disparities, and urges federal aid requiring nondiscrimination. |
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