The Crisis: The Perception of Blacks vs Whites in WWI
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Within the section of “Social Uplift” in The Crisis gives many different accounts of successful colored people and how they have affected our community. One instance tells about how a colored porter what defended some passengers on the Illinois Central railroad. This instance resulted in the man being killed for his good deed. Another instance is from Okmulgee, Oklahoma when the colored population was close to fifty percent of the whole population; also tells how the colored people have helped make the community grow in a way that’s different from other cities. | Within the section of “Social Uplift” in The Crisis gives many different accounts of successful colored people and how they have affected our community. One instance tells about how a colored porter what defended some passengers on the Illinois Central railroad. This instance resulted in the man being killed for his good deed. Another instance is from Okmulgee, Oklahoma when the colored population was close to fifty percent of the whole population; also tells how the colored people have helped make the community grow in a way that’s different from other cities. | ||
==== Vol. 8 No. 5 Men of the Month: A Student of Music ==== | ==== Vol. 8 No. 5 Men of the Month: A Student of Music ==== | ||
| + | This section of the magazine seems to be just one of the many standpoints for colored people so share their many accomplishments in the world of white supremacy. This month’s article of “Men of the Month” focuses on a Student of Music. This student was from the Cosmopolitan School of Music and Dramatic Art which was at the time in Chicago. Mrs. Elnora S. Manson was recognized for doing musical research from a race standpoint. Manson’s literature ability was one of the highest along with all her work was most memorable for the director of the Ensemble Department, Mr. Henry Eames. Mrs. Manson’s account is just one of the many people who were colored yet made major impacts in our world which was mainly white at the time. | ||
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==== Vol. 8. No. 5 Editorial: Fighting. ==== | ==== Vol. 8. No. 5 Editorial: Fighting. ==== | ||
In the ''Editorial'', under the section ''Fighting,'' we see an address made by Winston Churchill on the topic of fighting and whether or not it was considered "righteous" to take up arms and fight. This article does not specifically deal with any of the words being focused on, but rather encompasses a larger struggle going on among soldiers in general, whether black or white. The heart of this struggle is summed up well in the questions asked by Mr. Churchill, "Is it [righteousness] acquired by one's sitting still and absorbing it? Is it to be achieved by practicing a ling list of "thou shall nots?" | In the ''Editorial'', under the section ''Fighting,'' we see an address made by Winston Churchill on the topic of fighting and whether or not it was considered "righteous" to take up arms and fight. This article does not specifically deal with any of the words being focused on, but rather encompasses a larger struggle going on among soldiers in general, whether black or white. The heart of this struggle is summed up well in the questions asked by Mr. Churchill, "Is it [righteousness] acquired by one's sitting still and absorbing it? Is it to be achieved by practicing a ling list of "thou shall nots?" | ||
