Art in CrisisThe Crisis was an integral element of the struggle to combat racism in America. As editor of the magazine (19101934), W. E. B. Du Bois addressed the important issues facing African Americans. He used the journal as a means of racial uplift, celebrating the joys and hopes of African American culture and life, and as a tool to address the injustices black Americans experiencedthe sorrows of persistent discrimination and racial terror, and especially the