The Crisis: The Perception of Race in WWI
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=== Close Reading === | === Close Reading === | ||
==== September 1914: Social Uplift ==== | ==== September 1914: Social Uplift ==== | ||
| − | Within the section of [http://dl.lib.brown.edu/jpegs/1302701497890631.jpg ''Social Uplift''] found in The Crisis, there are many different accounts of successful "colored" people and how they have affected the community. One instance tells about a "colored" porter sacrificing his life while defending passengers from bandits on the Illinois Central Railroad. Another instance occurred in Okmulgee, Oklahoma when the "colored" population was close to fifty percent of the whole population. This account shows the ways in which the "colored" community helped make the overall community of | + | Within the section of [http://dl.lib.brown.edu/jpegs/1302701497890631.jpg ''Social Uplift''] found in The Crisis, there are many different accounts of successful "colored" people and how they have affected the community. One instance tells about a "colored" porter sacrificing his life while defending passengers from bandits on the Illinois Central Railroad. Another instance occurred in Okmulgee, Oklahoma when the "colored" population was close to fifty percent of the whole population. This account shows the ways in which the "colored" community helped make the overall community of Okmulgee successful in a way that’s different from other cities. |
==== September 1914: Men of the Month: A Student of Music ==== | ==== September 1914: Men of the Month: A Student of Music ==== | ||
