Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Subject of
Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
Marshall, Thurgood, American, 1908 - 1993
Suyat Marshall, Cecilia, American, 1928 - 2022
Date
April 1956
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 13 1/4 x 10 in. (33.7 x 25.4 cm)
Description
The April 1956 issue of Ebony magazine. The cover features a full-sized color photograph of Thurgood Marshall and Cecelie Suyat on their honeymoon in the Virgin Islands. The couple is pictured smiling at center, Marshall in a blue tropical print shirt and Suyat in a blue tropical print dress, a resort and tropical flowers behind them. The headline at bottom right reads: "THURGOOD MARSHALL'S HONEYMOON" in white text set in a red square. At top left is the title "EBONY," also in white set in a red rectangle. At top right are the additional headlines in black text: "Land of the Till Murder" and "Men Who Made Money in Prison." The interior contents are divided into the following sections: Society, Race, Occupations, Health, Entertainment, Sports, Religion and Fashion. There are 130 pages total and the backcover features a color photograph of Diahann Carroll in an advertisement for Camel cigarettes.
Place depicted
Drew, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Virgin Islands of the United States, United States, Caribbean, North and Central America
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Black Press
Civil rights
Families
Justice
Marriage customs and rites
Mass media
Prisons
Travel
U.S. History, 1953-1961
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number
2011.17.23
Restrictions & Rights
© Ebony Media Group LLC
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fdbe8b13-d435-42f4-bf5b-74ea60ae2367

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