The Horizon: A Journal of the Color Line was a monthly periodical in publication during the years 1907 to 1910. The magazine was headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. [1] It was the primary communication outlet for the Niagara Movement, and was edited by African-American editor, scholar, and author W. E. B. Du Bois. The magazine was written primarily by African Americans and addressed many African-American themes. After the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed, publication ceased as Du Bois turned his attention to the NAACP's magazine, The Crisis , which he also edited. Prior to The Horizon, Du Bois published a comparable magazine, Moon Illustrated Weekly, which lasted for one year in 1906.
The Horizon was a digest of news from other sources, but also included original works by Du Bois and other authors. The magazine typically consisted of three sections: "The In-Look" was a summary of important news from African-American press sources; "The Out-Look" was a digest of the periodical press, and "The Over-Look" contained opinion pieces, essays, and other original works by Du Bois and his associates.