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Ebony Magazine Black History and Blacks in U.S. History

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Ebony Magazine
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Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 4 to 6
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	7.37

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		downturn, protesters, self-respect, Well-written, motivate, economic, circulation, society, odds, bombings, slavery, selection, cases, appreciation, civil, version
	content words:		John H., World War II, John Johnson, United States, Reverend Martin Luther King, Moneta Sleet, Pulitzer Prize, General Colin Powell, Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali

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Ebony Magazine By Jane Runyon

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¹     John H. Johnson was born in Arkansas in 1918, the grandson of slaves. He was a young, black businessman in 1945. He watched young black G.I.'s returning from World War II. He saw confusion on their faces. They had fought bravely for their country in Europe and in Asia. They were a respected and essential part of the military. Now they were returning to a homeland that in many cases still did not accept them as citizens. The South still had segregated "White Only" restaurants, theaters, and schools.
 
²     John Johnson believed in his race. He believed that blacks were people who deserved respect. He believed that blacks needed a new sense of self-respect. He wanted to motivate his people to reach for new heights of success. He concluded that the way to reach his goal was through a magazine designed for the black population. That magazine would be called Ebony.
 
³     Ebony would be a place to find positive black role models. Johnson wanted large, dramatic photographs. He wanted articles about blacks who had overcome great odds to find a place in society. This magazine would be a resource for its readers. Useful ideas and plans of action would be made available to anyone interested enough to read the articles.

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Black History and Blacks in U.S. History

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United States

United States

American Government         Black History and Blacks in U.S. History         Children in History         Government Careers         Hispanic Heritage         How Can I Help?

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United States History

A Nation Divided (1840-1861)         A New Nation (1776-1830)         After the Civil War (1865-1870)         American Revolution         Cold War (1947-1991)         Colonial America (1492-1776)         Lewis and Clark (1804-1806)         Pearl Harbor         Spanish American War (1898)         The 1890's         The 1900's         The 1910's         The 1920's         The 1930's

The 1940's         The 1950's         The 1960's         The 1970's         The 1980's         The 1990's         The 2000's         The Civil War (1861-1865)         The Great Depression (1929-1945)         The United States Grows (1865-1900)         The War of 1812         Wild, Wild West         World War I (1914-1918)         World War II

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