To the left is a copy of The Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP founded by W.E.B Dubois. DuBois claimed in his first editorial the intention of the publication was to "set forth those facts and arguments which show the danger of race prejudice, particularly as manifested today toward colored people." It was predominately a current affairs magazine that sought to educate the public with NAACP's program of social reform and racial equality. I found this cover interesting because the photo is depicting Ra-Maat-Neb, one of the black kings of the Upper Nile. He was trying to point out that before the slave trade began, African American men were of prominent status in Africa and Egypt. He further expresses within the magazine that many of the Egyptian leaders actually acquired their arts and laws from the blacks in Africa. This magazine was just one of the Dubois' efforts to help his race.
I think it serves a great purpose that DuBois put a Black King on the from of the newspaper because it points out before the slave trade in the United States that african American were not looked down upon as an "inferior race." This depiction of Ra-Maat-Neb is an inspiration to African Americans to rise up and realize how much pride their race has, and how before slavery Africans held high rankings and were looked up upon.
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