In 1945 John Johnson launched this monthly, which he considered the black equivalent of Life magazine
In 1945 John P. Davis proposed a larger syndication effort called 
Our ... Johnson billed as a black version of Life magazine.19 Davis gave copies 
of an... [DOC] [TLE] Ben Burns Papers | Chicago Public Library [PAR] Ben Burns had a long and distinguished career as a white editor in black ... 
Johnson was a young political assistant who wanted to create a black equivalent 
of Life magazine.