Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Edited by
Johnson, John Harold, American, 1918 - 2005
Written by
Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
Pittsburgh Courier, American, 1907 - 1965
Hurston, Zora Neale, American, 1891 - 1960
Johnson, Charles S., American, 1893 - 1956
Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955
Date
March 1943
Medium
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 7 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 1/4 in. (19.7 × 13.3 × 0.6 cm)
Description
Negro Digest, volume 1, number 5, featuring a round table discussion entitled, [Is Civil Disobedience Practical to Win Civil Rights] with pros and cons provided by A. Phillip Randolph and the Pittsburgh Courier. Other featured articles include, [King Of The Cow Country] by Zora Neale Hurston, [‘Thou, God, Seest me’] by Mary McLeod Bethune, and [Patterns of Segregation] by Charles S. Johnson in the book section. The front cover has a blue banner with the mast head at top that reads [NEGRO DIGEST] in centered, white block lettering. A magenta, vertical banner runs down the binding edge, with a white circle with [25¢] printed in the center in blue type. The main body of front cover is an off-white field with blue type, with the subtitle of the magazine, [A Magazine Of Negro Comment], centered at the top, between two magenta lines. The rest of the off-white field features the table of contents of the magazine, including a roundtable discussion, twenty (20) articles, a book section and features section with corresponding authors and page numbers listed. There is a blue banner at the bottom with [MARCH 1943] centered in white type. This magazine issue is has eighty-two (82) pages, are off-white with black type throughout, and has some graphics and black and white images included. The back cover has a thin magenta banner running along the top, and a thin blue banner running along the bottom. Centered below the magenta banner, is an off-white field with a title printed at the top that reads [MAN OF THE MONTH { / Judge Hastie / Suits The Army] followed by five (5) paragraphs of text below. Text at the bottom reads [(Continued Inside Back Cover)].
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Activism
Black Press
Business
Identity
Mass media
Resistance
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Courtesy of Johnson Publishing Company, LLC
Object number
2015.122.3
Restrictions & Rights
© Johnson Publishing Company, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a2d99ac0-8a3f-4651-9b77-e904b602c7dd

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