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For nearly 400 years of U.S. history, African Americans have excelled despite enormous obstacles, many of which began and ended with the color of their skin. American Airlines produced Blacks in Aviation as a tribute to aviation professionals everywhere. It tells the stories of only a handful of pioneers but it honors all who have dared to be among the few African Americans to have conquered careers in aviation...... Read more |
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Lincoln Motion Picture Company The Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company organized by Black filmmakers, and developed a solid reputation for producing films that, according to one Black observer, “ . . . proved a revelation to those who have never seen our folks in anything but 'comedies' . . .”..... Read more |
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Chester Arthur Franklin (1880-1955) founded The Call newspaper in May 1919. It was owned and operated by him until his death on May 7, 1955. Born on June 7, 1880, Chester Franklin was the only child of George F. Franklin, a barber, and Clara Belle Williams Franklin, a teacher. He was born at the time when African Americans were moving out of Texas in search of better educational opportunities for their children...... Read more |
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The History of the Kansas City Call Someone has said, "An organization is but the lengthened shadow of one man." Behind any successful institution usually lies the guiding genius of an individual who had a dream and a plan. The Call is no exception. Chester A. Franklin founded The Call newspaper in April 1919 and remained its active head and guiding spirit for 36 years...... Read more |
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John Harold Johnson rose above abject poverty and racial discrimination to build a publishing empire that helped forever change the perception of African Americans in the United States. Johnson Publishing Company became the largest African-American-owned and -operated publishing company in the world and launched Ebony and Jet, two very successful magazines that gave a voice to millions of black Americans...... Read more |
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