James W. Ivy (1901 – 1974) was an African American educator and journalist. He edited the NAACP's magazine The Crisis from 1950 until retirement in 1966.[1]
In 1926 Ivy began teaching English and French at the all-black Union High School in Hampton, Virginia. He continued teaching at high schools in North Carolina and Virginia, and from 1934 to 1939 taught English at the Hampton Institute. Meanwhile, in 1930 he joined The Crisis as book review editor under W. E. B. Du Bois's' editorship. He continued working at the publication under Roy Wilkins as editor until 1942.
In 1944 he married Helen Marshall from Pittsburgh. They had no children.[2] From 1945 to 1946 he was managing editor of the New York progressive monthly Common Sense. In 1946 he returned to The Crisis as assistant editor, and succeeded Wilkins as editor in 1950.[1]
^Rodriguez, Zina (2000). "Shaping The Crisis: 90 years of editorial excellence". The Crisis. pp. 72–3.
^Dunstan, Sarah Claire (July 2015). "A Question of Allegiance: African American intellectuals, Présence Africaine and the 1956 Congrés [sic] des écrivains et artistes noirs". Australiasian Journal of American Studies. 34 (1): 1–16. JSTOR 44779749.
^Baker, James K. (November 1966). "The American Society of African Culture". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 4 (3): 367–369. doi:10.1017/S0022278X00013550. JSTOR 159208. S2CID 154863269.
January 01, 1970
james, 1901, 1974, african, american, educator, journalist, edited, naacp, magazine, crisis, from, 1950, until, retirement, 1966, life, editivy, born, danville, virginia, 1901, william, nannie, educated, public, schools, danville, before, gaining, from, virgin. James W Ivy 1901 1974 was an African American educator and journalist He edited the NAACP s magazine The Crisis from 1950 until retirement in 1966 1 Life editIvy was born in Danville Virginia on May 16 1901 the son of William and Nannie Ivy 2 He was educated at public schools in Danville before gaining a B Sc from Virginia Union University in 1925 He later did graduate study at New York University 1 In 1926 Ivy began teaching English and French at the all black Union High School in Hampton Virginia He continued teaching at high schools in North Carolina and Virginia and from 1934 to 1939 taught English at the Hampton Institute Meanwhile in 1930 he joined The Crisis as book review editor under W E B Du Bois s editorship He continued working at the publication under Roy Wilkins as editor until 1942 In 1944 he married Helen Marshall from Pittsburgh They had no children 2 From 1945 to 1946 he was managing editor of the New York progressive monthly Common Sense In 1946 he returned to The Crisis as assistant editor and succeeded Wilkins as editor in 1950 1 Ivy spoke several languages and as Crisis editor was committed to coverage of the global black community He later summarised his internationalist creed I believe American Negroes should recognise similarities between their problems and those of blacks in other parts of the world 3 Together with Horace Mann Bond Mercer Cook John A Davis and William T Fontaine Ivy was amongst the African American delegates to the First Congress of Black Writers and Artists in Paris in 1956 4 The group together with Thurgood Marshall and Duke Ellington formed the American Society of African Culture in December 1956 5 Ivy retired in May 1966 He died of cancer on April 11 1974 at his home on La Salle Street Morningside Heights New York City 1 Writing edit Fifty years of progress in literature Pittsburgh Courier 1950 The Wisdom of the Haitian Peasant or some Haitian proverbs considered Negro History Bulletin Vol 4 No 9 1951 pp 197 209 10 Present day Brazilian Race Relations a brief bibliography with an introduction New York 1958 References edit a b c d James W Ivy Is Dead at 72 Edited Crisis for N A A C P The New York Times April 12 1974 a b In Memorial The Crisis 81 6 214 1974 Rodriguez Zina 2000 Shaping The Crisis 90 years of editorial excellence The Crisis pp 72 3 Dunstan Sarah Claire July 2015 A Question of Allegiance African American intellectuals Presence Africaine and the 1956 Congres sic des ecrivains et artistes noirs Australiasian Journal of American Studies 34 1 1 16 JSTOR 44779749 Baker James K November 1966 The American Society of African Culture The Journal of Modern African Studies 4 3 367 369 doi 10 1017 S0022278X00013550 JSTOR 159208 S2CID 154863269 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James W Ivy amp oldid 1161428170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
