Jet Vol. XXVI No. 16

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The July 23, 1964 issue of Jet magazine with a cover story on violence in Mississippi that recounts the murder of Emmett Till. The cover features a white political map of the state of Mississippi set against a black background. There is a bright red splatter resembling blood at the center with black text reading [SPECIAL / REPORT / MISSISSIPPI]. At top left is the [JET] title in red and at center left is white text reading [EXCLUSIVE: / Shocking / Pictures / Startling / Stories / Brutal / Expose]. The story on Mississippi is found on pages 6-10. The back cover of the issue has a black and white advertisement for salesmen for [MASON SHOE MFG. CO.] in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

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