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The Crisis a Record of the Darker Races THE CRISIS A RECORD OF THE DARKER RACES Volume One FEBRUARY, 1911 Number Four Edited by W. E. BURGHARDT DU BOIS, with the co-operation of Oswald Garrison Villard, J. Max Barber, Charles Edward Russell, Kelly Miller, W. S. Braithwaite and M. D. Maclean. CONTENTS Along the Color Line 5 Opinion .... 11 Pink Franklin's Re­ prieve .... 15 Editorial .... 16 Cartoon .... 18 By JOHN HENRY ADAMS Editorial .... 20 Charles Sumner . 22 A Poem by Justice W. P. STAFFORD The Negro as a Soldier 23 By Brig.-Gen. A. S. BURT Joao Candido . 25 A Black Statesman of the Last Century 26 By Dr. FRANCES HOGGAN N.A.A.C.P. Meetings 27 Talks About Women 28 By Mrs. J. E. MILHOLLAND HON. HARRY W. BASS The Burden ... 29 First Colored Member of the Pennsylvania Legisla­ ture. Elected in November, 1910. What to Read . 30 A Library ... 31 PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE National Association for the Advancement of Colored People AT TWENTY VESEY STREET NEW YORK CITY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR TEN CENTS A COPY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for the ADVANCEMENT of COLORED PEOPLE OBJECT.—The National Association COMMITTEE.—Our work is car­ for the Advancement of Colored People ried on under the auspices of the follow­ is an organization composed of men and ing General Committee, in addition to the women of all races and classes who be­ officers named: lieve that the present widespread increase of prejudice against colored races and *Miss Gertrude Barnum, New York. •Rev. W. H. Brooks, New York. particularly the denial of rights and Prof. John Dewey, New York. Miss Maud R. Ingersoll, New York. opportunities to ten million Americans of Mrs. Florence Kelley, New York. Negro descent is not only unjust and a •Mr. Paul Kennaday, New York. Mrs. F. R. Keyser, New York. menace to our free institutions, but also Dr. Chas. Lenz, New York. Mr. Jacob W. Mack, New York. is a direct hindrance to World Peace "Mrs. M. D. MacLean, New York. and the realization of Human Brother­ Rev. Horace G. Miller, New York. Mrs. Max Morgenthau, Jr., New York. hood. Mr. James F. Morton, Jr., New York. Mr. Henry Moskowitz, New York. METHODS.—The encouragement of Miss Leonora O'Reilly, New York. •Rev. A. Clayton Powell, New York. education and efforts for social uplift; the •Mr. Charles Edward Russell, New York. Mr. Jacob H. Schiff, New York. dissemination of literature; the holding of Prof. E. R. A. Seligman, New York. mass meetings; the maintenance of a lec­ •Rev. Joseph Silverman, New York. Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer, New York. ture bureau; the encouragement of vigi­ Mrs. Henry Villard, New York. lance committees; the investigation of com­ Miss Lillian D. Wald, New York. Bishop Alexander Walters, New York. plaints; the maintenance of a Bureau of Dr. Stephen S. Wise, New York. Rev. Jas. E. Haynes, D.D., Brooklyn, N. Y. Information; the publication of THE •Rev. John Haynes Holmes, Brooklyn, N. Y. CRISIS; the collection of facts and publi­ Miss M. R. Lyons, Brooklyn, N. Y. •Miss M. W. Ovington, Brooklyn, N. Y. cation of the truth. •Dr. O. M. Waller, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. M. H. Talbert, Buffalo, N. Y. Hon. Thos. M. Osborne, Auburn, N. Y. ORGANIZATION.—All interested "Mr. W. L. Bulkley, Ridgewood, N. J. persons are urged to join our organization Mr. George W. Crawford, New Haven, Conn. Miss Maria Baldwin, Boston, Mass. —associate membership costs $ 1, and Mr. Francis J. Garrison, Boston, Mass. Mr. Archibald H. Grimke, Boston, Mass. contributing and sustaining members pay Mr. Albert E. Pillsbury, Boston, Mass. from $2 to $25 a year. Mr. Wm. Munroe Trotter, Boston, Mass. Dr. Horace Bumstead, Brookline, Mass. Miss Elizabeth C. Carter, New Bedford, Maas. FUNDS.—We need $10,000 a year Prest. Chas. T. Thwing, Cleveland, O. for running expenses of this work and par­ Mr. Chas. W. Chesnutt, Cleveland, O. Prest. 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