The Sunday Morning Star

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]

For other newspapers with similar names, see Sunday Star.
Sunday Morning Star
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
FoundedMarch 6, 1881 (1881-03-06)
LanguageAmerican English
Ceased publicationApril 18, 1954 (1954-04-18)
OCLC number16074800
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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
  1. Woolard-Provine, Annette (2003). Integrating Delaware: The Reddings of Wilmington. University of Delaware Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780874137842.
  2. "About The Sunday morning star. (Wilmington, Del.) 1881-1949". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  3. "About The Sunday star. (Wilmington, Del.) 1949-1953". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  4. "About Wilmington Sunday star. (Wilmington, Del.) 1953-1954". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
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