Johnson Publishing Company

CTL-E-0192 · Business · publishing-company · 1940s–2010s

Verified evidence grade of this record

Chicago publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines

The record

Also known as: JPC

Relationships

John H. Johnson — founded by
Founded by John H. Johnson

Sources

Encyclopedia of Chicago — Johnson Publishing Company

Record CTL-E-0192 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: BCI-001, BPM-003, MEDIA-001.
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