Founded in 1942 by African American businessman John H. Johnson, the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. published Ebony and Jet magazines, as well as other publications. This collection contains newspapers clippings, press releases, and more used as research for the various publications. The collection includes newspaper clippings on various prominent African American women, such Daisy Bates, Mary McLeod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dorothy Height, Mary Church Terrell, Sojourner Truth, Diane Nash, Rosa Parks, and Pauli Murray. It also contains newspaper clippings and press releases on various African American organizations, such as the League of Women Voters, the National Council of Negro Women, and the National Women’s Committee for Civil Rights. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
Apr 7, 2021

Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection

Founded in 1942 by African American businessman John H. Johnson, the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. published Ebony and Jet magazines, as well as other publications. This collection contains newspapers clippings, press releases, and more used as research for the various publications. The collection includes newspaper clippings on various prominent African American women, such Daisy Bates, Mary McLeod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dorothy Height, Mary Church Terrell, Sojourner Truth, Diane Nash, Rosa Parks, and Pauli Murray. It also contains newspaper clippings and press releases on various African American organizations, such as the League of Women Voters, the National Council of Negro Women, and the National Women’s Committee for Civil Rights.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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"Will Vote, Right Fight Be Appomattox All Over Again?" article on how the voting act may cause a rise of demonstrations and attacks on Blacks.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Will Vote, Right Fight Be Appomattox All Over Again?", April 4, 1965
Date Created
1965-04-04
Description
"Will Vote, Right Fight Be Appomattox All Over Again?" article on how the voting act may cause a rise of demonstrations and attacks on Blacks.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Virginian Calls Voting Rights Bill a 'War Measure'" article on how southerners oppose president Johnson's voting rights bill.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Virginian Calls Voting Rights Bill a 'War Measure'", March 30, 1965
Date Created
1965-03-30
Description
"Virginian Calls Voting Rights Bill a 'War Measure'" article on how southerners oppose president Johnson's voting rights bill.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"President and Congress, Shaping Voting Bill" article on how Congress easily approves White House proposals if they are members of the same party, and how that will shape voting and civil rights bills.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"President and Congress, Shaping Voting Bill", March 21, 1965
Date Created
1965-03-21
Description
"President and Congress, Shaping Voting Bill" article on how Congress easily approves White House proposals if they are members of the same party, and how that will shape voting and civil rights bills.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Fear in South, Vote Potential of the Negro" article on the potential ousting of White politicians due to the power of the new Black voters.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Fear in South, Vote Potential of the Negro", August 26, 1964
Date Created
1964-08-26
Description
"Fear in South, Vote Potential of the Negro" article on the potential ousting of White politicians due to the power of the new Black voters.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Voting: A Strange New Custom for Washington, D. C." article on residents casting ballots for the first time.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Voting: A Strange New Custom for Washington, D. C.", February 17, 1964
Date Created
1964-02-17
Description
"Voting: A Strange New Custom for Washington, D. C." article on residents casting ballots for the first time.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Voter Registration Drive in Selma, Alabama" article about the town of Selma, it's residents, and the efforts of groups like SNCC to register Black voters.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Voter Registration Drive in Selma, Alabama"
Date Created
1964-01-15
Description
"The Voter Registration Drive in Selma, Alabama" article about the town of Selma, it's residents, and the efforts of groups like SNCC to register Black voters.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting, Civil rights movements
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Crusade to Double the Negro Vote in the South" brochure explaining the importance and representation of the Black vote.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Crusade to Double the Negro Vote in the South", circa 1965
Date Created
1963/1968
Description
"Crusade to Double the Negro Vote in the South" brochure explaining the importance and representation of the Black vote.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Detroit Woman Builds New Life in Nigeria" article on Mary Wright Foster and her move to Nigeria, Africa.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Detroit Woman Builds New Life in Nigeria", September 11, 1963
Date Created
1963-09-11
Description
"Detroit Woman Builds New Life in Nigeria" article on Mary Wright Foster and her move to Nigeria, Africa.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Street Where You Live" graphic novel on voting and improving local neighborhoods.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Street Where You Live", October 1962
Date Created
1962-10
Description
"The Street Where You Live" graphic novel on voting and improving local neighborhoods.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Photocopy of "Freedom Concept" booklet published by Abeta Israel Hebrew Center.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Freedom Concept", circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Photocopy of "Freedom Concept" booklet published by Abeta Israel Hebrew Center.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Sign outside a registrar's office in Tuskegee, Alabama documenting the federal investigation.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Milestone", November 22, 1960
Date Created
1960-11-22
Description
Sign outside a registrar's office in Tuskegee, Alabama documenting the federal investigation.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
An application for registration, and personal information questionnaire displaying the complicated and irrelevant questions asked to registrees.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Application for Registration, Questionnaire and Oath, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
An application for registration, and personal information questionnaire displaying the complicated and irrelevant questions asked to registrees.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Influx of Africans Tests Race Tolerant French" article on how hundreds of thousand of North Africans moving to France, overwhelming the government.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Influx of Africans Tests Race Tolerant French", September 6, 1953
Date Created
1953-09-06
Description
"Influx of Africans Tests Race Tolerant French" article on how hundreds of thousand of North Africans moving to France, overwhelming the government.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Negro Poll Dynamited in Florida" article on the destruction of a college polling place at Walker Vocational College.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Negro Poll Dynamited in Florida", May 27, 1952
Date Created
1952-05-27
Description
"Negro Poll Dynamited in Florida" article on the destruction of a college polling place at Walker Vocational College.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Story of Hiram R. Revels" article on this early Negro statesman and former slave.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Story of Hiram R. Revels", April 9, 1969
Date Created
1949-04-09
Description
"The Story of Hiram R. Revels" article on this early Negro statesman and former slave.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Jefferson F. Long, First Member of Race to Address House" article on Long addressing congress on the issue of race. Jefferson Franklin Long was a U.S. congressman from Georgia. He was the second African American sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives and the first African-American congressman from Georgia.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Jefferson F. Long, First Member of Race to Address House", March 5, 1949
Date Created
1949-03-05
Description
"Jefferson F. Long, First Member of Race to Address House" article on Long addressing congress on the issue of race. Jefferson Franklin Long was a U.S. congressman from Georgia. He was the second African American sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives and the first African-American congressman from Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Alabama's Amendment May Become Decisive in Negro Vote Battle" article on an Alabama constitutional amendment set to undermine the Black vote and how other states may negatively follow if the amendment passes.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Alabama's Amendment May Become Decisive in Negro Vote Battle", August 24, 1947
Date Created
1947-08-24
Description
"Alabama's Amendment May Become Decisive in Negro Vote Battle" article on an Alabama constitutional amendment set to undermine the Black vote and how other states may negatively follow if the amendment passes.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"What Has Become of the New Dealers" article on the nearly 100 Black cabinet members during the Roosevelt administration and what has become of them.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"What Has Become of the New Dealers", April 5, 1947
Date Created
1947-04-05
Description
"What Has Become of the New Dealers" article on the nearly 100 Black cabinet members during the Roosevelt administration and what has become of them.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Will He Lose His Vote" article on a 93 year old Reverend and how the Florida election process tries to interfere with his right.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Will He Lose His Vote", October 27, 1946
Date Created
1946-10-27
Description
"Will He Lose His Vote" article on a 93 year old Reverend and how the Florida election process tries to interfere with his right.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Voting Restrictions in the 13 Southern States", a report on the low turnout of African Americans in the south due to complicated registration, participation regulations, and poll taxes. These issues are listed state by state.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Voting Restrictions in the 13 Southern States", circa 1944
Date Created
1943/1945
Description
"Voting Restrictions in the 13 Southern States", a report on the low turnout of African Americans in the south due to complicated registration, participation regulations, and poll taxes. These issues are listed state by state.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection