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The Crisis The Crisis: 70th Anniversary: Part 1 [November 1980]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.293 Author/Creator: The Crisis Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: November 1980 Pagination: 125 p. ; 27.5 x 21.1 cm. Order a Copy

One issue of The Crisis dated November 1980. Item is a special issue commemorating the magazine's 70th anniverary. Essays reflect on significant moments in African American history through eras; the presence of white supremacy and response to the movement; black poets; essay on W.E.B. Du Bois, international representation of African Americans, and recipients of the Spingarn Medal Award.

Quarles, Benjamin, 1904-1996
Anderson, James D., fl. 1980
Mitchell, Clarence Jr., 1911-1984
McDonnell, Robert W., fl. 1980
Winslow, Henry F. Sr., fl. 1980
Gupta, Roberta, fl. 1980
Green, Cleveland M., fl. 1980
Belles, Gilbert, fl. 1980
Butler, Broadus N., 1920-1996
Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt, 1868-1963
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
Randolph, A. Phillip, 1889-1979
Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940
Jackson, Lillie M., 1889-1975
Delany, Hubert, 1901-1990
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Bontemps, Arna, 1902-1973
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972

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