Vintage Ebony Magazine – August 1975 (Special Bicentennial Issue)
Publisher: Johnson Publishing Co.
Volume XXIX, No. 10
This powerful special issue of Ebony magazine, published in August 1975, is dedicated to “The Bicentennial: 200 Years of Black Trials and Triumphs.” It highlights the resilience, struggles, and achievements of African Americans throughout U.S. history.
📖 Contents include:
Should Blacks Celebrate the Bicentennial? by Dr. Joseph H. Jackson
Black Athletes: Pioneers and Record Holders
The Women: Conditions of Slavery and Foundations of Emancipation by Era Bell Thompson
Black Politics: An Unfulfilled Promise
Profiles of historic leaders including Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr., and more.
Illustrated features, period advertisements, and rich coverage of African American history, politics, culture, and sports.
🖤 Historical Significance:
This issue is a sought-after collectible for its in-depth bicentennial retrospective, preserving both iconic articles and vintage advertising that capture the cultural moment of the mid-1970s.
Condition
Covers: Front cover retains strong color; minor edge wear, small corner creases, and light spine stress. Subscription label present.
Spine: Wear consistent with age; small stress tears but binding intact.
Interior: All pages securely attached. Clean with light tanning appropriate for age. Illustrations and photographs sharp. No missing pages.
Back Cover: Surface wear, light creasing at edge (see photos).
Overall: Very Good Vintage Condition – strong structurally with expected age-related wear, fully readable and collectible.