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One of Johnson's most notable issues of Jet was the September 15, 1955 issue in which he published a picture of a Chicago–youth Emmett Till's mutilated body after it had arrived in Chicago from Mississippi. [8] People considered Johnson's decision to publish Till's photograph his greatest moment.
15 September 1955: Source "See the photo Emmett Till’s mother wanted you to see", Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, August 28, 2020 First published in Jet magazine, September 15, 1955: Author: David Jackson
Jet is an American weekly digital magazine focusing on news, culture, and entertainment related to the African-American community. Founded in print by John H. Johnson in November 1951 in Chicago , Illinois, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the magazine was billed as "The Weekly Negro News Magazine".
Emmett Till was born to Mamie and Louis Till on July 25, 1941, in Chicago. Emmett's mother, Mamie [née Carthan], was born in the small Delta town of Webb, Mississippi.The Delta region encompasses the large, multi-county area of northwestern Mississippi in the watershed of the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers.
Booker was best known for his reporting during the civil rights movement while working for Jet and Ebony magazines. [2] His coverage of the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi and the subsequent trial is one of the most noted pieces of journalism from the era. [3]
The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1955 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (3) the Associated Press, (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (7 ...
The publisher of the most colorful titles—Mandate, Honcho, Inches, Torso, and more—in gay porn history also claimed one of the most colorful staffs. At the top sat George Mavety, a straight ...
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