Florida Star

Archive

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Florida Star

Entry/Object ID

2016.046.080

Scope and Content

The Florida Star was founded in 1951 by Eric O. Simpson, a veteran of national publications, to give Jacksonville, Florida its own African-American newspaper. The Star catered specifically to the city's black community at a time when other local media ignored or downplayed African-American and civil rights stories. During the 1950s and '60s it was one of the most significant forces championing civil rights in Jacksonville, pressuring the government to adopt reforms, endorsing black political candidates, and keeping its readers apprised of boycotts and sit-ins. Issues after August 2009 are available on-line at http://www.thefloridastar.com/archives/ Holdings include issues from 1996 through 2011, 2018-2020 (missing some issues)

Collection

Newspaper Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1996 - 2022

Notes

Date: Creation Date: 1996-2022

Title

The Florida Star

Description

Holdings include: 1996-1998, Vol. 46-47 and 1998-2000, Vol. 48-49 (two boxes).

Date(s) of Creation

1996 - 2000

Container

Location JHS Archives, 2nd Floor West Alcove Container Right Shelves Folder Shelf 6

Notes

Public Access

Title

The Florida Star

Description

Holdings include: 2000-2002, Vol. 50-51 and 2002-2006, Vol. 52-55 (two boxes).

Date(s) of Creation

2000 - 2006

Container

Location JHS Archives, 2nd Floor West Alcove Container Right Shelves Folder Shelf 5

Notes

Public Access

Title

The Florida Star

Description

Holdings include: 2006-2008, Vol. 56-57 and 2008-2011, Vol. 58-60, 2018-2019, Vol. 68-69 (two boxes).

Date(s) of Creation

2006 - 2019

Container

Location JHS Archives, 2nd Floor West Alcove Container Right Shelves Folder Shelf 4

Notes

Public Access