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Original vintage JET Magazine dated July 4, 1963, published by Johnson Publishing Company.
The cover features Vivian Malone and references her attending the University of Alabama, along with the headline concerning the Ku Klux Klan daylight flogging of a Louisiana principal.
This is an especially historically interesting Civil Rights-era issue with numerous period articles, photographs and advertisements. Content shown in the photographs includes:
Vivian Malone / University of Alabama coverage
Ku Klux Klan-related Civil Rights reporting
Coverage surrounding the murder and funeral of Medgar Evers
Period reference to Malcolm X and James Baldwin
Photograph and coverage of Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức\'s 1963 self-immolation
Civil Rights and racial-justice reporting from 1963
Claudette Marie Johnson feature
Vintage fashion/model photography
Full-page vintage Johnnie Walker Red Scotch Whisky back-cover advertisement
Additional original 1963 advertisements, news, photographs and cultural material throughout
Condition: This is an original 1963 magazine showing noticeable age and handling wear. The front cover has edge and corner wear, creasing, surface marks/soiling and wear along the spine. The back cover also shows edge, corner and surface wear. Interior pages show age toning, creasing/wrinkling and other wear consistent with a magazine over 60 years old. Some interior areas show heavier age/wear than others.
Please carefully examine ALL photographs before purchasing, as the photographs are considered an important part of the condition description. The exact magazine pictured is the magazine you will receive.
Excellent historical collectible for collectors of JET Magazine, African American history, Civil Rights history, Vivian Malone, Medgar Evers, 1960s history, vintage advertising and Black Americana.