<I>Ebony South Africa Vol. I, No. 1</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1995
name: label: Created by
content: Ebony, American, founded 1945
label: Published by
content: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
label: Written by
content: Duane Michael Cheers Ph.D, American, born 1953
label: Subject of
content: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Pamela E. Bridgewater, American, born 1947
label: Subject of
content: United States Department of State, American, founded 1789
label: Owned by
content: Pamela E. Bridgewater, American, born 1947
notes: label: Description
content: The premier issue of Ebony South Africa (November/December 1995), published by Johnson Publishing Company, with a profile of Consul General of Durban Pamela E. Bridgewater. Along the top is gold banner with black text reading “Premiere Collector’s Issue” above the red and white title block at the upper left corner. The front cover is an edge-to-edge studio portrait of Basetsana Makgalemele and Augustine Masilela, both dressed in gold brocade, with a feature article titled “A Double Treat: Augustine and Bastsane Take Us Behind the Scenes of Beauty Pageants.” Other headlines from the cover include messages from President Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and a feature on Denzel Washington.
label: Description
content: “Pamela Bridgewater: First Black Woman Consul General,” a feature story on the U.S. Ambassador written Professor D. Michael Cheer appears on pages 102-105. The article is an in-depth profile of Bridgewater, covering her personal background, 15-year career with the foreign service, and tour in South Africa as the consul general of the U.S. Consulate in Durban. The article is accompanied by several color photos of Bridgewater, including one of her meeting with Nelson Mandela and another of her with Ela Ghandi, member of Parliament and granddaughter of Mahatma Ghandi.
label: Description
content: The back cover is a full-page color advertisement for the Opel Astra range of cars.
place: label: Place depicted
content: South Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pamela E. Bridgewater, United States Ambassador (Retired)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.51.1
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ebony 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 (open): 10 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (27.5 × 38 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (closed): 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 in. (27.5 × 21 cm)