The Crisis
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===Volume 9, Number 3=== | ===Volume 9, Number 3=== | ||
| − | This issue was published at the start of World War 1; as pointed out within the timeline, included within the magazine is an illustration by "The New York Herald" that depicts the Battle of Marne in France. The story behind the photo was that the Germans at the time were invading France and advancing toward Paris, but the French, allied with the British Expeditionary Force, decided to intervene before they could get there. As the caption below the picture put it, "after many had been slain on both sides the Germans retreated." This relates to our overall thesis in that the illustration was the initial mentioning of the war in The Crisis, and many more were to follow. | + | This issue was published at the start of World War 1; as pointed out within the timeline, included within the magazine is an illustration by "The New York Herald" that depicts the Battle of Marne in France. The story behind the photo was that the Germans at the time were invading France and advancing toward Paris, but the French, allied with the British Expeditionary Force, decided to intervene before they could get there. As the caption below the picture put it, "after many had been slain on both sides the Germans retreated." This relates to our overall thesis in that the illustration was the initial mentioning of the war in "The Crisis", and many more were to follow. |
===Volume 11, Number 5=== | ===Volume 11, Number 5=== | ||
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===Volume 17, Number 2=== | ===Volume 17, Number 2=== | ||
| − | Within this issue there is an overall theme of patriotism, with the inclusion of the song manuscript for "America the Beautiful" and many articles revolved around an overall sense of love for the United States. The positive feeling that is evident is most likely an effect of the ending of World War 1, this had most citizens in good spirits. One soldier still in France at this time sent in a letter to The Crisis that ended on a good note with "colored America has more than justified the hopes of those who have always believed in it, and more than earned all that we have demanded for it. I take off my hat to the courage and devoted patriotism of black men in this war." | + | Within this issue there is an overall theme of patriotism, with the inclusion of the song manuscript for "America the Beautiful" and many articles revolved around an overall sense of love for the United States. The positive feeling that is evident is most likely an effect of the ending of World War 1, this had most citizens in good spirits. One soldier still in France at this time sent in a letter to "The Crisis" that ended on a good note with "colored America has more than justified the hopes of those who have always believed in it, and more than earned all that we have demanded for it. I take off my hat to the courage and devoted patriotism of black men in this war." |
===Volume 25, Number 2=== | ===Volume 25, Number 2=== | ||
| − | The last issue that is available in the Modernist Journals Project was published in December of 1922, and interestingly enough it ties together a lot of the themes found within the entire magazine as a whole. One woman wrote to the magazine with, "I believe ignorance is the main trouble with white people now. Of course it is criminal ignorance. For myself I can only say 'I did not know,' otherwise I should have been long ago doing all in my power to bring about justice for all." She pin points the overall goal of The Crisis with spreading an understanding of what it is like to be an African-American at this time, with the war and all other global event. | + | The last issue that is available in the Modernist Journals Project was published in December of 1922, and interestingly enough it ties together a lot of the themes found within the entire magazine as a whole. One woman wrote to the magazine with, "I believe ignorance is the main trouble with white people now. Of course it is criminal ignorance. For myself I can only say 'I did not know,' otherwise I should have been long ago doing all in my power to bring about justice for all." She pin points the overall goal of "The Crisis" with spreading an understanding of what it is like to be an African-American at this time, with the war and all other global event. |
==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||
Through various reading strategies, we were able to see how this magazine related to African-Americans at this time period and how the authors illustrated the influence of World War 1 to everyday citizens. The timeline and Voyant tools helped us dissect different qualities of the issues, from the occurrence of specific war related words, to an overall chronological organization of specific events. For example, the word "war" started to appear more frequently during World War 1 than any preceding years. In the years subsequent to World War 1, the term "war" began to subside, but the focus was still aimed towards expressing the struggles that African-Americans go through on a regular basis. In the end, it is evident through the wordage of this magazine over time of what effects the war had on African-Americans at this time. | Through various reading strategies, we were able to see how this magazine related to African-Americans at this time period and how the authors illustrated the influence of World War 1 to everyday citizens. The timeline and Voyant tools helped us dissect different qualities of the issues, from the occurrence of specific war related words, to an overall chronological organization of specific events. For example, the word "war" started to appear more frequently during World War 1 than any preceding years. In the years subsequent to World War 1, the term "war" began to subside, but the focus was still aimed towards expressing the struggles that African-Americans go through on a regular basis. In the end, it is evident through the wordage of this magazine over time of what effects the war had on African-Americans at this time. | ||
