n and forbearance can today make the world-old dream of human brotherhood approach realization...." Du Bois wanted The Crisis to be a magazine of great substance that published issues related to the Caucasian and African-American public, but he had a special interest in African-American racial problems and their solutions. In his editorial "Agitation," Du Bois stated that this agitation, this raising consciousness of racial issues in America, was necessary in order to point out the problems in the nation. He knew that this agitation would cause disruption in American society, but Du Bois believed this disruption was essential in order to find the solution to race discrimination and prejudice. The Crisis also reviewed and supported African-American literature and art, giving the African-American public a forthright piece of literature that spoke about problems and issues that plagued them. This magazine was also influential beca
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