Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Edited by
Johnson, John Harold, American, 1918 - 2005
Written by
Eleanor Roosevelt, American, 1884 - 1962
Date
October 1943
Medium
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 7 3/4 × 5 5/16 × 5/16 in. (19.7 × 13.5 × 0.8 cm)
Description
Negro Digest, volume 1, number 12. Among the articles featured is Eleanor Roosevelt’s essay, [Freedom: Promise or Fact]. The front cover has a blue banner with the mast head at top that reads [NEGRO DIGEST] in centered, white block lettering. A red, 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 red lines in blue type. The rest of the off-white field features the table of contents of the magazine, including a roundtable discussion, twenty-three (23) articles and a book section with corresponding authors and page numbers listed. There is a blue banner at the bottom with [OCTOBER 1943] centered in white type. This magazine issue is has ninety-eight (98) pages, are off-white with black type throughout, and has some graphics and black and white images included. The back cover has a thick blue banner running along the top, and a thin red, diagonally tilted banner running along the bottom. White text located at the center of the blue banner reads [FIGHT and SAVE]. Below, on an off-white background, is a graphic of a soldier on the left and a family buying war bonds on the right with overlaying blue text that reads [Buy / WAR BONDS / AND STAMPS] followed by three paragraphs of text.
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
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
2015.122.6
Restrictions & Rights
© Johnson Publishing Company, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fd638d2f-8842-4e58-97f5-6cadaa61ac2e

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