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- "Jet" Magazine, March 18, 1965 - John H. Johnson, head of the Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Company, founded Jet magazine in November 1951. Originally billed as "The Weekly Negro News Magazine," the publication printed news, culture, and entertainment articles related to the African American community. Jet also chronicled the civil rights movement from its earliest years, addressing racial violence and inequality in American society.
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"Jet" Magazine, March 18, 1965
John H. Johnson, head of the Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Company, founded Jet magazine in November 1951. Originally billed as "The Weekly Negro News Magazine," the publication printed news, culture, and entertainment articles related to the African American community. Jet also chronicled the civil rights movement from its earliest years, addressing racial violence and inequality in American society.