The Sunday Morning Star, also commonly known as The Sunday Star,[1] was a weekly newspaper in Wilmington, Delaware from 1881 to 1954. It carried three official titles in its 74 years: The Sunday Morning Star from 1881 to 1949,[2] The Sunday Star from 1949 to 1953,[3] and the Wilmington Sunday Star from 1953 to 1954.[4]
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founded | March 6, 1881 |
| Language | American English |
| Ceased publication | April 18, 1954 |
| OCLC number | 16074800 |
| Free online archives | Google News Archive |
Although catering primarily to Wilmington's white community, The Sunday Morning Star played an important role in providing a column of news from and about the city's African American community, which filled the niche left vacant by Wilmington's frequent lack of an African-American newspaper.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Woolard-Provine, Annette (2003). Integrating Delaware: The Reddings of Wilmington. University of Delaware Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780874137842.
- ^ "About The Sunday morning star. (Wilmington, Del.) 1881-1949". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ "About The Sunday star. (Wilmington, Del.) 1949-1953". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ "About Wilmington Sunday star. (Wilmington, Del.) 1953-1954". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
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