Jet magazine endorsing Democratic presidential candidate for 1964 election
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Jet magazine endorsing Democratic presidential candidate for 1964 election
Jet magazine from September 10, 1964, with a cover featuring Democratic presidential and vice-presidential candidates President Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey, under the headline "Democrats Choose Their Team."A statement on pages 4-6 by Editor and Publisher John H. Johnson explains why Jet magazine endorses Johnson and Humphrey. An article titled "Democrats Choose Their Team," written by Simeon Booker, starts on page 16 and includes sections titled "Happy Over His Choice, Negro Leaders for LBJ All The Way" and "Humphrey Is Long-Time Human Rights Advocate."This image is not available online larger than a thumbnail to protect the copyright of its creator(s). For a more detailed examination of this item, please schedule an appointment in the Museum’s Reading Room.
Jet magazine endorsing Democratic presidential candidate for 1964 election
09/10/1964
Paper
5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (14.9 × 10.5 cm)
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
2014.067.0001
Founded by publisher John H. Johnson in 1945 with a design and layout inspired by Life Magazine (right down to the similar cover logo in the upper left corner), Ebony Magazine was launched as an African American lifestyle magazine which focused initially on prominent entertainers and sports figures. It became increasingly centered on the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. Johnson's other significant African American publication at that time, Jet Magazine, was launched in 1951 as a weekly African American news magazine. Jet gained national prominence in 1955 when it published horrific images of Emmett Till's remains following his brutal murder in Mississippi. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Jet magazine endorsing Democratic presidential candidate for 1964 election
Jet magazine from September 10, 1964, with a cover featuring Democratic presidential and vice-presidential candidates President Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey, under the headline "Democrats Choose Their Team."A statement on pages 4-6 by Editor and Publisher John H. Johnson explains why Jet magazine endorses Johnson and Humphrey. An article titled "Democrats Choose Their Team," written by Simeon Booker, starts on page 16 and includes sections titled "Happy Over His Choice, Negro Leaders for LBJ All The Way" and "Humphrey Is Long-Time Human Rights Advocate."This image is not available online larger than a thumbnail to protect the copyright of its creator(s). For a more detailed examination of this item, please schedule an appointment in the Museum’s Reading Room.
Jet magazine endorsing Democratic presidential candidate for 1964 election
09/10/1964
1964 presidential election
Civil rights
Magazines
Johnson, Lyndon B.
Humphrey, Hubert
JET
Paper
5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (14.9 × 10.5 cm)
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
2014.067.0001
Founded by publisher John H. Johnson in 1945 with a design and layout inspired by Life Magazine (right down to the similar cover logo in the upper left corner), Ebony Magazine was launched as an African American lifestyle magazine which focused initially on prominent entertainers and sports figures. It became increasingly centered on the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. Johnson's other significant African American publication at that time, Jet Magazine, was launched in 1951 as a weekly African American news magazine. Jet gained national prominence in 1955 when it published horrific images of Emmett Till's remains following his brutal murder in Mississippi. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
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