John H. Johnson
Born 1918 · Died 2005
John Harold Johnson (January 19, 1918 – August 8, 2005[2]) was an American businessman and publisher. Johnson was the founder in 1942 of the Johnson Publishing Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson's company, with its Ebony (1945) and Jet (1951) magazines, was among the most influential African-American business in media in the second half of the twentieth century.[4] In 1982, Johnson became the first African American to appear on the Forbes 400. In 1987, Johnson was named Black Enterprise Entrepreneur of the year.1 in 1996, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. -Wikipedia
Books by John H. Johnson in order
Books by John H. Johnson in the order they were published, from Negro Digest (1942) to Succeeding Against the Odds (1989).
