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Ebony Vol. V No. 1

November 1949

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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An issue of Ebony Magazine from November 1949. On the cover, Lillian Mosely poses with Clark Gable with the headline "Secrets of A Hollywood Maid." Inside, the fifth of six campus ads of high-achieving African American students. Featured is Yvonne Moss of West Virginia State; also appearing are Marian Jeffreys, Dorothy Reid, Verona Heath, and Vivian Peterson.

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Catalog reference: 2011.35.1.12

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