Jet

CTL-E-0270 · Publication · magazine · 1951–present

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Pocket-sized weekly news magazine founded by John H. Johnson; its 1955 Emmett Till coverage was a civil-rights landmark.

The record

Also known as: Jet magazine

Relationships

John H. Johnson — founded by
Johnson founded Jet magazine in 1951.

Sources

Chicago Architecture Center — John H. Johnson and the Johnson Publishing Company (primary source)
artnet news — Ebony/Jet archives auction

Record CTL-E-0270 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: BPM-003.
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Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Crowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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