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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News Release on Diane Nash on being pregnant and jailed for her civil rights work. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Diane Nash, 1962
Date Created
1962
Description
News Release on Diane Nash on being pregnant and jailed for her civil rights work. 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--Segregation, Racial discrimination
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Newsletter with articles on Diane Nash, Desegregation, and Civil Rights. 4 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
The Southern Patriot vol. 21 no. 1, January 1963
Date Created
1963-01
Description
Newsletter with articles on Diane Nash, Desegregation, and Civil Rights. 4 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--Segregation, Racial discrimination
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Correspondence between Diane Nash Bevel and Individuals and Organizations Working for Civil Rights along with article on Diane Bevel turning herself into the authorities and actions for the organizations to take. 8 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Correspondence Between Diane Nash Bevel and Individuals and Organizations Working for Civil Rights, April 30,
Date Created
1962-04-30
Description
Correspondence between Diane Nash Bevel and Individuals and Organizations Working for Civil Rights along with article on Diane Bevel turning herself into the authorities and actions for the organizations to take. 8 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--Segregation, Racial discrimination
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Wives of Integration Leaders Pay Tribute to Expectant Mother Sentenced to Jail for Organizing Freedom Rides" article on integration leaders paying tribute to Diane Nash. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Wives of Integration Leaders Pay Tribute to Expectant Mother Sentenced to Jail for Organizing Freedom Rides"
Date Created
1962-05-03
Description
"Wives of Integration Leaders Pay Tribute to Expectant Mother Sentenced to Jail for Organizing Freedom Rides" article on integration leaders paying tribute to Diane Nash. 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--Segregation, Racial discrimination
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Dianne Nash withdrawing from Fisk to dedicate herself to the student movement for freedom for JET. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Dianne Nash, February 23, 1961
Date Created
1961-02-23
Description
Press Release on Dianne Nash withdrawing from Fisk to dedicate herself to the student movement for freedom for JET. 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, African American press, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Diane Nash Bevel, pregnant housewife, being sentenced to 10 days in jail today because she refused to leave the "white only section of the county courtroom". 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Diane Nash Bevel, 1962
Date Created
1962
Description
News Release on Diane Nash Bevel, pregnant housewife, being sentenced to 10 days in jail today because she refused to leave the "white only section of the county courtroom". 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
"'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
Press Release on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer, founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party speaking race relations. 3 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer, September 11, 1969
Date Created
1969-09-11
Description
Press Release on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer, founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party speaking race relations. 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--Segregation, Racial discrimination, Political participation
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Negro Delegate Is Going Home, Maybe To Death" article on Fannie Lou Hamer going home to Mississippi. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Negro Delegate Is Going Home, Maybe To Death" Article, August 25, 1964
Date Created
1964-08-25
Description
"Negro Delegate Is Going Home, Maybe To Death" article on Fannie Lou Hamer going home to 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
Newspaper clipping on Mrs. Hammer and Mississippi general election. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Newspaper Clipping on Mrs. Hammer and Mississippi General Election, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Newspaper clipping on Mrs. Hammer and Mississippi general election. 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
"A Negro Does Her Duty--'I May Be Killed" article on Fannie Lou Hamer's work as vice-chairman of the Mississippi Freedom. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"A Negro Does Her Duty--'I May Be Killed" Article, April 24, 1964
Date Created
1964-04-24
Description
"A Negro Does Her Duty--'I May Be Killed" article on Fannie Lou Hamer's work as vice-chairman of the Mississippi Freedom. 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
"Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer Shakes Up Brownsville" article on speaking before the Brownsville Women for Voter Registration. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer Shakes Up Brownsville" Article, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
"Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer Shakes Up Brownsville" article on speaking before the Brownsville Women for Voter Registration. 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--Segregation, Racial discrimination, Political participation, Voter registration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Hate, Hunger Targets of Mrs. Hamer" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer speaking at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on race relations. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Hate, Hunger Targets of Mrs. Hamer" Article, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
"Hate, Hunger Targets of Mrs. Hamer" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer speaking at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on race relations. 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, African American churches, African American clergy
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Threats of Brutality Still Scare Negroes From Mississippi Polls" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer and voter registration efforts in Mississippi. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Threats of Brutality Still Scare Negroes From Mississippi Polls" Article, July 10, 1966
Date Created
1966-07-10
Description
"Threats of Brutality Still Scare Negroes From Mississippi Polls" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer and voter registration efforts 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, Voter registration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Document on Mrs. Diane Nash Bevel by Joan Trumpower about Mrs. Diane Nash Bevel work as a civil rights leader. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Document on Mrs. Diane Nash Bevel by Joan Trumpower, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Document on Mrs. Diane Nash Bevel by Joan Trumpower about Mrs. Diane Nash Bevel work as a civil rights leader. 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--Segregation, Racial discrimination, Race relations
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"CORE Hears Mississippian In Bitter Attack on Dr. King" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer's comments on Dr. King. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"CORE Hears Mississippian in Bitter Attack on Dr. King" Article, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
"CORE Hears Mississippian In Bitter Attack on Dr. King" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer's comments on Dr. King. 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
"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
Newspaper clipping on Mrs. Hamer comments about Dr. King's affiliation with President Johnson. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Newspaper Clipping on Mrs. Hamer Comments About Dr. King, Sunday, July 3, 1966
Date Created
1966-07-03
Description
Newspaper clipping on Mrs. Hamer comments about Dr. King's affiliation with President Johnson. 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
"Negro Gains Noted in Mississippi" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer reports on progress at city meeting. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Negro Gains Noted In Mississippi" Article, August 14, 1969
Date Created
1969-08-14
Description
"Negro Gains Noted in Mississippi" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer reports on progress at city meeting. 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
"Rights Leader Blisters King" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer remarks about Dr. King. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Rights Leader Blisters King" Article, Sunday, July 3, 1966
Date Created
1966-07-03
Description
"Rights Leader Blisters King" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer remarks about Dr. King. 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