Reading the "Negro Bible": online access to Jet and Ebony

Tait, D. (2009) Reading the "Negro Bible": online access to Jet and Ebony. Resources for American Studies, 62,

Abstract

This article gives a very brief account of the rise to prominence of the black owned and run Johnson Publishing Company, with particular emphasis on its earlier years and specifically on the role played by its two most important publications, Ebony and Jet. The late Redd Foxx called Jet "The Negro Bible," and a character in one of poet/playwright Maya Angelou's plays said that "if it wasn't in Jet, it didn't happen.". It then describes how runs of these 2 titles, and others from the same publishing house, are now available online from Google Book Search, before looking at some potential uses of these resources as primary source material for research.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tait, Mr Donald
• Authors: Tait, D.
• Subjects: Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4050 Electronic information resources; P Language and Literature > PS American literature
• College/School: University Services > Library and Collection Services > Library
• Journal Name: Resources for American Studies
• ISSN: 1746-9414
• ISSN (Online): 1746-9422
• First Published: First published in Resources for American Studies 62
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with permission of the publisher