Ebony Magazine and Lerone Bennett Jr.: Popular Black History in Postwar America
E. James West
Abstract
This study reveals the previously hidden impact of Ebony magazine as a major producer and disseminator of popular black history during the second half of the twentieth century, stretching from its formation in 1945 to its role in the movement to establish a national holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1980s. Benefitting from unprecedented access to new archival materials at Chicago State and Emory University, it focuses on the impact of Lerone Bennett, Jr., the magazine’s in-house historian and senior editor. More broadly, West highlights the value placed upon Ebony’s role as a “ ... More
Keywords: Black Chicago, Black History, African American history, EBONY magazine, Johnson Publishing Company, Civil Rights, Black Power, Black Press
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2020 | Print ISBN-13: 9780252043116 |
| Published to Illinois Scholarship Online: September 2020 | DOI:10.5622/illinois/9780252043116.001.0001 |
