The Negro Star
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The Negro Star was an African American newspaper created by Hollie T. Sims that ran from 1908 to 1953.[1] Sims founded the paper in Greenwood, Mississippi, but moved it to Wichita, Kansas, in 1919 as a result of racial hostility.[2]:ā241ā Bringing national news to Wichita, the Star was one of few newspapers that provided African Americans news and access to African-American updates during the early to mid-1900s.
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Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Founder(s) | Hollie T. Sims |
Publisher | H. T. and Virginia Sims |
Editor | H. T. Sims |
Founded | February 1908 (1908-February) |
Ceased publication | January 16, 1953 (1953-January-16) |
Headquarters | Wichita, Kansas |
OCLC number | 12617095 |
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