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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"The Women's Vote? It Favors MEN" article on American women and their built in prejudices with voting. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Women's Vote? It Favors MEN", October 26, 1969
Date Created
1969-10-26
Description
"The Women's Vote? It Favors MEN" article on American women and their built in prejudices with voting. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Chicago Negroes Seek New Life in Africa Bush" article on Ben Carter and a Black Hebrew village in Liberia, Africa
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Chicago Negroes Seek New Life in Africa Bush", March 1969
Date Created
1969-03-29
Description
"Chicago Negroes Seek New Life in Africa Bush" article on Ben Carter and a Black Hebrew village in Liberia, Africa
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"4 Women's Hope - Votes By Women" article on four women campaigning for City Council in Detroit. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"4 Women's Hope - Votes By Women", September 5, 1965
Date Created
1965-09-05
Description
"4 Women's Hope - Votes By Women" article on four women campaigning for City Council in Detroit. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press, Political campaigns
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Bus Seat Heroine Calls Ala. March 'Impressive'" article on Mrs. Rosa Parks response to the civil rights march on Montgomery state capitol. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Bus Seat Heroine Calls Ala. March 'Impressive'" Article, March 28, 1965
Date Created
1965-03-28
Description
"Bus Seat Heroine Calls Ala. March 'Impressive'" article on Mrs. Rosa Parks response to the civil rights march on Montgomery state capitol. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press, Race relations
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"8 Women Running Hard to Win Judgeships" article detailing the candidates running for judgeships in Wayne County. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"8 Women Running Hard to Win Judgeships", circa 1966
Date Created
1964/1970
Description
"8 Women Running Hard to Win Judgeships" article detailing the candidates running for judgeships in Wayne County. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press, Political campaigns
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Dorothy Height" article on Dorothy Height conducting a workshop for YWCA Metropolitan Detroit. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Dorothy Height" Article, Monday, May 25, 1964
Date Created
1964-05-25
Description
"Dorothy Height" article on Dorothy Height conducting a workshop for YWCA Metropolitan Detroit. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, Women--Societies and clubs, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Council of Negro Women to Celebrate Founding Dec. 14" article on Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee Detroit luncheon to celebrate the founding of the National Council of Negro Women. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Council of Negro Women to Celebrate Founding Dec. 14", December 5, 1963
Date Created
1963-12-05
Description
"Council of Negro Women to Celebrate Founding Dec. 14" article on Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee Detroit luncheon to celebrate the founding of the National Council of Negro Women. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Visitor from Dixie Speaks for Justice" article on Mrs. Fanny Lou Hamer speaking in Detroit on justice work in Mississippi. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Visitor From Dixie Speaks For Justice" Article, August 1963
Date Created
1963-08
Description
"Visitor from Dixie Speaks for Justice" article on Mrs. Fanny Lou Hamer speaking in Detroit on justice work in Mississippi. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American--Segregation, Racial discrimination, Political participation
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Leader in Bus Wrangle Seamstress Tells Role in Bias Fight" article on Mrs. Rosa Parks role in Civil Rights. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Leader in Bus Wrangle Seamstress Tells Role in Bias Fight" Article, December 17, 1961
Date Created
1961-12-17
Description
"Leader in Bus Wrangle Seamstress Tells Role in Bias Fight" article on Mrs. Rosa Parks role in Civil Rights. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press, Race relations
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Integration Plan Wanted Pushed in Little Rock" article on NAACP pushing for integration. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Integration Plan Wanted Pushed in Little Rock" Article, May 3, 1958
Date Created
1958-05-03
Description
"Integration Plan Wanted Pushed in Little Rock" article on NAACP pushing for integration. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Education, Race relations, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Open NAACP Campaign Integration Leader Aids Detroit Drive" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates addressing the Detroit NAACP Branch for their membership drive. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Open NAACP Campaign Integration Leader Aids Detroit Drive" Article, May 3, 1958
Date Created
1958-05-03
Description
"Open NAACP Campaign Integration Leader Aids Detroit Drive" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates addressing the Detroit NAACP Branch for their membership drive. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American newspapers, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Three articles on Mrs. Rosa Parks relocation to Detroit Michigan. 3 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Articles on Mrs. Rosa Parks Relocation, January 1958
Date Created
1958-01
Description
Three articles on Mrs. Rosa Parks relocation to Detroit Michigan. 3 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press, Race relations
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"'Whole South a Jail', Negro Woman Says" article on Mrs. Diane Nash Bevel pledging to have her baby in jail "rather than give up the fight against racial segregation". 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"'Whole South a Jail', Negro Woman Says" Article, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
"'Whole South a Jail', Negro Woman Says" article on Mrs. Diane Nash Bevel pledging to have her baby in jail "rather than give up the fight against racial segregation". 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American--Segregation, Racial discrimination
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"'It Was An Impulse' A Mild Seamstress Starts Dixie Revolt" article on Mrs. Rosa Parks describing her decision to not leave a Montgomery bus. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"'It Was an Impulse' a Mild Seamstress Starts Dixie Revolt" Article, March 18, 1956
Date Created
1956-03-18
Description
"'It Was An Impulse' A Mild Seamstress Starts Dixie Revolt" article on Mrs. Rosa Parks describing her decision to not leave a Montgomery bus. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press, Race relations
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Pushed Cause of Women 50 Years" article on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune retiring from public life. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Pushed Cause of Women 50 Years" Article, March 21, 1953
Date Created
1953-03-21
Description
"Pushed Cause of Women 50 Years" article on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune retiring from public life. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection