/internal/media/dispatcher/45533/fullJet magazine endorsing Democratic presidential candidate for 1964 election09/10/19645 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (14.9 × 10.5 cm)PaperThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection2014.067.00010Jet magazine from September 10, 1964 with black and white images of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey on the cover.
Cover stories: "Free Fla. Boy From Home 'Jail'" and "Democrats Choose Their Team."
Pages 4 - 6 contain a statement by Editor and Publisher John H. Johnson titled: "Why We Endorse Johnson and Humphrey."
The article "Democrats Choose Their Team" by Simeon Booker starts on page 16. This article has two subtitles: "Happy Over His Choice, Negro Leaders for LBJ All The Way" and "Humphrey is Long-Time Human Rights Advocate."
Newspapers & Magazines6630810.477520955014.922529845143629Magazine0E-10Jet magazine from September 10, 1964, with a cover featuring Democratic presidential and vice-presidential candidates President Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey, under the headline "Democrats Choose Their Team."
A statement on pages 4-6 by Editor and Publisher John H. Johnson explains why Jet magazine endorses Johnson and Humphrey. An article titled "Democrats Choose Their Team," written by Simeon Booker, starts on page 16 and includes sections titled "Happy Over His Choice, Negro Leaders for LBJ All The Way" and "Humphrey Is Long-Time Human Rights Advocate."
This image is not available online larger than a thumbnail to protect the copyright of its creator(s). For a more detailed examination of this item, please schedule an appointment in the Museum’s Reading Room.1964 presidential electionCivil rightsMagazinesJohnson, Lyndon B.Humphrey, HubertJETFounded by publisher John H. Johnson in 1945 with a design and layout inspired by Life Magazine (right down to the similar cover logo in the upper left corner), Ebony Magazine was launched as an African American lifestyle magazine which focused initially on prominent entertainers and sports figures. It became increasingly centered on the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. Johnson's other significant African American publication at that time, Jet Magazine, was launched in 1951 as a weekly African American news magazine. Jet gained national prominence in 1955 when it published horrific images of Emmett Till's remains following his brutal murder in Mississippi. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator