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1919 The Crisis Magazine - Pan-African Congress - W.E.B. Dubois - MISSING COVER
An especially significant early issue featuring Du Bois\'s report on the First Pan-African Congress, held in Paris from February 19-21, 1919. The Congress brought together 57 delegates representing 15 countries and territories to address colonial rule, political representation, racial discrimination, labor rights, education, and the rights of people of African descent throughout the world. The meeting became an important early milestone in the development of the international Pan-African movement.
The issue also includes a full-page portrait of W.E.B. Du Bois identifying him as founder and secretary of the First Pan-African Congress, as well as \"Some Contemporary Poets of the Negro Race\" by William Stanley Braithwaite, \"Children at Easter\" by C. Emily Frazier, and the magazine\'s regular editorial and news departments.
The Crisis was founded by the NAACP in 1910 with Du Bois serving as its founding editor. Under his leadership it became one of the most important Black periodicals of the 20th century, documenting civil rights, racial violence, politics, literature, art, and the emerging cultural movement that would become known as the Harlem Renaissance.
Acceptable antique condition. Other than some minor discoloration due to aging, the only issue with this piece is that it\'s missing the front cover. See pictures for details.
