Johnson Publishing Company
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Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. was an American publishing company founded in November 1942 by African-American businessman John H. Johnson. It was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. JPC was private
JPC headquarters at 820 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago, 1973. Photo by John H. White.
Ebony (magazine)
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Ebony is a monthly American lifestyle magazine that focuses on the lifestyles and accomplishments of influential black people, fashion, beauty, and politics.
Johnson Publishing Company
…African Americans." The writing portrayed African Americans as they saw themselves and its photojournalism made history. Led by its flagship publication, Ebony, Johnson Publishing was at one time the largest African-American-owned publishing firm in the United States. JPC also published Jet, a weekly news…
June 1948 cover featuring Jackie Robinson