All this month on #UnsungHistory I'm exploring the #history of my favorite city on earth, my home, #Chicago! Join me & expert guests on a trip through stories of #ChicagoHistory, from the #CookCounty Jail to the #EastlandDisaster.

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Check out this week's episode of Unsung History to learn about John H. Johnson & Johnson Publishing Company! From the Great Migration to Ebony and Jet magazines, discover the inspiring story of this African-American entrepreneur and publisher.

🎧: https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/Johnson-Publishing/

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#JohnHJohnson was a Black American businessman and publisher. He founded the Johnson Publishing Company in 1942, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson's company, with it's "Ebony" (1945) and "Jet" (1951), was among the most influential Black American business in media I. The second half of the 20th century. In 1982, Johnson became the first Black American to appear on the Forbes 400, and in 1996, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.