EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.

The Black Ghettos are no descendents. They are political statements forced upon the minorities by the majority. The ghettos are to house throwaway people and keep them out of the mainstream. In this the guard, the police are not there to catch wrong doers, but rather they are there in the ghetto to help maintain the status quo and social order.

Written during the years of President Johnson's War on Poverty, these excerpts from various books, reports and newspaper articles, give a "vivid picture of the people who live from day to day without proper food or medical care, without jobs or decent education". Includes 50 black & white photos.