„by Eileen<Bromley
illustrated by Charles Shaw +
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Trang 3John H Johnson Business Leader
by Eileen Bromley
illustrated by Charles Shaw
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John H Johnson’s mother taught him to work hard She told him to believe in himself
Trang 5John decided to start a magazine for African
Americans when he was a young man There weren’t many stories about African Americans in
Trang 6Some people told John that no one
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John’s mother used the services of a bank
Trang 9John’s magazine, Negro Digest, went on
sale in November 1942 It was a big hit Now
Trang 10John H Johnson also made many other
magazines for African Americans He is now
Trang 11Responding Think About What You Have Read
m What was John H Johnson’s idea for a business?
l2| Who helped John the most in getting his
magazine started?
What would you do if someone told you that your idea would not work?
Activity John H Johnson became a successful
business leader because he was hard working He
did not give up even when things got hard Think
of another person you have read about who never
gave up Write about one way that person is like
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