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Ebony Vol. III No. 7

An issue of Ebony Magazine from May 1948. Inside, a story on the "Brown Hucksters," with facts and figures on the mere 40 African-American public-relations and sales professionals working in the U.S. after World War II. The cover features a color photograph of two women, one white and one Black, in bathing suits on the back of a boat with the headline "Where to Vacation in California."

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Ebony Vol. III No. 8

The June 1948 issue of Ebony magazine featuring a cover story written by Jackie Robinson. The cover features a large color portrait of Robinson's face as he looks directly at the viewer. He wears a white t-shirt and a navy baseball cap with green under the bill and appears against a sky blue background. At top right, [EBONY] appears in large white letters set in red. At bottom right, also in white

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Ebony Vol. III No. 9

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Ebony Vol. IV No. 10

An issue of Ebony Magazine from August 1949. On the cover, Lionel Hampton playing a xylophone. Inside, the second of six campus ads with high-achieving African American students. Featured is Mary Lou Usher of Fisk; also appearing are Ervin Williams and Charles Brasfield Jr. Also, a photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions by saxophonist Lester Young on how to make a pork-pie hat.

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Ebony Vol. IV No. 11

An issue of Ebony Magazine from September 1949. On the cover, Sugar Ray Robinson strikes a boxing pose while his second wife, Edna Mae Holly, looks on. Inside, the third of six campus ads with high-achieving African American students. Featured is Elizabeth Robinson, “Miss Homecoming” of Hampton Institute, with three other students. Charles Wilson, future Pepsi salesman, appears in a smaller group

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Ebony Vol. IV No. 12

An issue of Ebony Magazine from October 1949. The cover features Lena Horne and Duke Ellington against an orange background. Ellington, in a grey suit, embraces Horne, who wears a burgundy dress with white polka dots. Overlapping with the portrait at bottom right is [THE DUKE AND DUCHESS / OF THE MUSIC WORLD] in white text against a red background. At top left is the [EBONY] title in white text ag

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Ebony Vol. IV No. 1

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Ebony Vol. IV No. 2

An issue of Ebony Magazine from December 1948. On the cover, a girl in a red hooded jacket holding a small dog with the headline "Why Every Child Needs a Doctor Today." Inside, a Pepsi illustrated ad by E.C. Stoner: "Twice as Many, Ice as Many, Pepsi."

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Ebony Vol. LX, No. 12

Ebony magazine, Volume LX, Number 12. This edition honors the life of John H. Johnson, the founder of Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of Ebony magazine. The front cover features a photographic portrait of Johnson. Johnson stands with his forearms resting on the back of an orange-red upholstered chair, looking at the camera. He is wearing a blue-gray suit, white shirt, and a red patterned tie

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Ebony Vol. V No. 1

An issue of Ebony Magazine from November 1949. On the cover, Lillian Mosely poses with Clark Gable with the headline "Secrets of A Hollywood Maid." Inside, the fifth of six campus ads of high-achieving African American students. Featured is Yvonne Moss of West Virginia State; also appearing are Marian Jeffreys, Dorothy Reid, Verona Heath, and Vivian Peterson.

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Ebony Vol. V No. 2

An issue of Ebony Magazine from December 1949. On the cover, Walter White with wife Poppy Cannon with the headline "Famous Negroes Who Marries Whites." Inside, the final of six campus ads of high-achieving African American students. Featured are Yolande Stovall and Sherrill Luke (future L.A. judge) of U.C.L.A.

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Ebony Vol. XI No. 6

The April 1956 issue of Ebony magazine. The cover features a full-sized color photograph of Thurgood Marshall and Cecelie Suyat on their honeymoon in the Virgin Islands. The couple is pictured smiling at center, Marshall in a blue tropical print shirt and Suyat in a blue tropical print dress, a resort and tropical flowers behind them. The headline at bottom right reads: "THURGOOD MARSHALL'S HONEYM

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