Lynching (United States)
Articles on Lynching (United States) from The Crisis (1910-1934)
Lynching (United States) (7 articles)
Articles on Lynching (United States) from The Crisis (1910-1934)
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| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 (Feb) | Lynching | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1911) argues lynching stems from racial contempt and lawlessness that cheapens Black life and threatens democracy. |
| 1915 (Feb) | The Lynching Industry | In 1915 The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois documents the 1914 lynching industry, exposing racial violence and the hypocrisy undermining American democracy. |
| 1915 (Jun) | Lusitania | In a 1915 essay for The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois condemns World War I as the unveiling of Western racial and imperial hypocrisy, affirming Black moral vindication. |
| 1917 (Jun) | We Should Worry | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1917) warns white leaders: Black military service or mass industrial migration will boost Black labor power and curb lynching |
| 1920 (Feb) | A Matter of Manners | In a 1920 essay in The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois argues that perceptions of Black manners provoke racial violence and lynching, exposing systemic injustice. |
| 1920 (Oct) | Triumph | In 1920 The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois celebrates woman suffrage as a democratic triumph and links opposition to lynching, child labor, and racial injustice. |
| 1922 (May) | 7000 | In 1922 W.E.B. Du Bois documents a 7,000-mile lecture tour in The Crisis, exposing Jim Crow, lynching, and Black life while urging racial democracy. |
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