<I>Jet Vol. XXVI No. 16</I>
date: label: Date
content: July 23, 1964
name: label: Published by
content: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
label: Subject of
content: Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955
notes: label: Description
content: The July 23, 1964 issue of Jet magazine with a cover story on violence in Mississippi that recounts the murder of Emmett Till. The cover features a white political map of the state of Mississippi set against a black background. There is a bright red splatter resembling blood at the center with black text reading [SPECIAL / REPORT / MISSISSIPPI]. At top left is the [JET] title in red and at center left is white text reading [EXCLUSIVE: / Shocking / Pictures / Startling / Stories / Brutal / Expose]. The story on Mississippi is found on pages 6-10. The back cover of the issue has a black and white advertisement for salesmen for [MASON SHOE MFG. CO.] in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
place: label: Place printed
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Hate crimes
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.17.20
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Jet Media Group LLC
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 x 4 1/8 in. (15.2 x 10.5 cm)