- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
- Subject of
- Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
- Date
- July 23, 1964
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 x 4 1/8 in. (15.2 x 10.5 cm)
- Description
- The July 23, 1964 issue of Jet magazine with a cover story on violence in Mississippi that recounts the murder of Emmett Till. The cover features a white political map of the state of Mississippi set against a black background. There is a bright red splatter resembling blood at the center with black text reading [SPECIAL / REPORT / MISSISSIPPI]. At top left is the [JET] title in red and at center left is white text reading [EXCLUSIVE: / Shocking / Pictures / Startling / Stories / Brutal / Expose]. The story on Mississippi is found on pages 6-10. The back cover of the issue has a black and white advertisement for salesmen for [MASON SHOE MFG. CO.] in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- American South
- Black Press
- Civil rights
- Hate crimes
- Journalism
- Mass media
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
- Object number
- 2011.17.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jet Media Group LLC
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




