Jet (Magazine). Dec. 7, 1967 by Various Authors - 1967

Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co, 1978. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 66 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for its documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the murder of Emmett Till. This issue with a cover depicting a Harriet Tubman stamp, with news on law and justice, entertainment, music, politics, sports, etc. GOOD condition. Mailing label on the front cover. From the collection of Zelma George, who served as an advisor to President Eisenhower's administration, an alternate delegate to the UN General Assembly, and served on the executive council of the American Society of African Culture, among various other roles. General toning, minor soiling, scuffing and wrinkling. Some scuffing and curling along the extremities. Handwritten date on the front cover.

Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co, 1969. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 80 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for its documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the murder of Emmett Till. This issue with a piece on Black Panther Party leader Bobby Seale being gagged and bound under the orders of a judge, accompanied by a full page drawing of Seale bound; an account of the firing of 49 Black teachers in Chicago who struck for better pay, etc. Politics, sports and fashion also included. GOOD condition. Mailing label on the front cover. General toning, minor soiling, scuffing and wrinkling. Some scuffing and curling along the extremities. A few pages creased in the interior.

Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co, 1969. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 66 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Front cover photo of Adam Powell. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for its documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the murder of Emmett Till. This issue with short pieces of news on the decision to not remove a statue of Medgar Evers from a park in Fayette, MS (decided by his brother, Mayor Charles Evers); the fight of Calvin Reeves in Chicago to get his name cleared after being arrested on frivolous charges by the Chicago PD; the suspension of prison sentences of five Black youths in North Carolina, who were convicted of burning a KKK hall; news on the SCLC, etc.. Politics, sports and fashion also included. GOOD condition. Mailing label on the front cover. General toning, soiling, scuffing and wrinkling. Some scuffing and curling along the extremities.

Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co, 1969. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 66 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Front cover photo of Adam Powell. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for its documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the murder of Emmett Till. This issue with news on the SCLC and its rejection of black capitalism for "socialism,' including a photo of Rev. Jesse Jackson; the political comeback of Adam Powell; an article on the US National Guard patrolling black ghettos in Wilmington, Delaware, etc.. Politics, sports and fashion also included. GOOD condition. Mailing label on the front cover. Dampstaining to the upper front cover. General toning, soiling, scuffing and wrinkling. Some scuffing and curling along the extremities.

Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co, 1969. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 66 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for its documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the murder of Emmett Till. This issue with several small articles on civil rights struggles, including police brutality and continued discrimination; a piece on Black Panther Party Bobby Seale and his return to jail facing a murder charge; a piece on the refusal of Michigan governor to not extradite noted black power leader Robert Williams to North Carolina; the clash between black students and whites over the continued display of the rebel flag, etc. GOOD condition. Mailing label on the front cover. General toning, minor soiling, scuffing and wrinkling. Some scuffing and curling along the extremities.

Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co, 1969. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 66 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for its documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the murder of Emmett Till. This issue with news the 1000 mile northern walk of James Meredith, an activist who was almost killed in a March Against Fear in 1966; a lengthy piece contrasting the billions spent by NASA to get to the moon while African-Americans received very little support in comparison; a profile of Thomas Todd; an account of a Black man murdered by white men after his car broke down in their neighborhood in Chicago, etc. GOOD condition. Mailing label on the front cover. General toning, minor soiling, scuffing creasing and wrinkling. Heavy scuffing, creasing and curling along the extremities.

Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co, 1969. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 66 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for its documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the murder of Emmett Till. This issue with a one page piece on the Black Panthers, quoting Fred Hampton on efforts of the Panthers to stop the slaughter of Blacks after the imprisonment of the party's leaders. This includes small photos of Fred Hampton, Huey Newton, Bobby Seale and Eldridge Cleaver. Lengthy piece on racism on a Montana air base, citing instances of discrimination against African-American soldiers and the seeming railroading of a Black captain. Other articles a look at the scrutiny surrounding a San Francisco sex institute; lengthy coverage of a Black expo, the Black Minorities Business and Cultural Expo and its success, etc. Politics, sports and fashion also included. GOOD… Read More

Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co, 1969. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 82 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for its documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the murder of Emmett Till. This issue with various pieces on Black politics, including the reelection of Carl Stokes; Black boycotts in Memphis, in an effort to gain greater control and input in school affairs; the sentencing of Black Panther Party leader Bobby Seale, etc. Politics, sports and fashion also included. GOOD condition. Mailing label removed from the front cover, lifting off the top surface of the cover in that area. General toning, minor soiling, scuffing and wrinkling. Some scuffing, creasing and curling along the extremities.

Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co, 1969. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 82 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for its documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the murder of Emmett Till. This issue with a piece on Black Panther Party leader Eldridge Cleaver seeking an exchange of imprisoned Black Panther Party members for American prisoners of war in Vietnam; an article on the loosening of marijuana/drug laws and how that would have benefited many Black musicians, but appeared to be for the benefit of white youth then starting to experiment with drugs; news on Angela Davis, discussing the failure of UCLA in trying to fire her because she was a communist. Politics, sports and fashion also included. GOOD condition. Mailing label on the front cover. General toning, minor soiling, scuffing and wrinkling. Some scuffing and curling along the extremities.… Read More

Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co, 1975. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 82 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for its documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the murder of Emmett Till. This issue with a cover story on O.J. Simpson; a short piece on Dick Gregory and Reverend Abernathy's call for an investigation of the FBI surrounding their handling of the assassination of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., suggesting that the FBI sought to discredit King, etc. Politics, sports and fashion also included. GOOD condition. Mailing label on the front cover. From the collection of Zelma George, who served as an advisor to President Eisenhower's administration, an alternate delegate to the UN General Assembly, and served on the executive council of the American Society of African Culture, among various other roles. General toning, minor soiling, scuffing… Read More