Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Subject of
Robinson, Sugar Ray, American, 1921 - 1989
Hampton University, American, founded 1868
Date
September 1949
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 13 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (33.7 x 25.7 cm)
Description
An issue of Ebony Magazine from September 1949. On the cover, Sugar Ray Robinson strikes a boxing pose while his second wife, Edna Mae Holly, looks on. Inside, the third of six campus ads with high-achieving African American students. Featured is Elizabeth Robinson, “Miss Homecoming” of Hampton Institute, with three other students. Charles Wilson, future Pepsi salesman, appears in a smaller group photo with Ms. Robinson and Joyce Brown Blakeley and Arnold Henderson.
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Advertising
Athletes
Black Press
Boxing
Business
Education
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Mass media
Sports
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephanie Capparell, author of The Real Pepsi Challenge
Object number
2011.35.1.10
Restrictions & Rights
© Ebony Media Group LLC
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540580cd7-2912-404b-b4ac-341b159cfcc6

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