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(Includes information about weekly rural newspapers in Georgia) Louis Turner Griffith; John Erwin Talmadge (1951). Georgia Journalism, 1763-1950. University of Georgia Press. OCLC 1405638. Millard B. Grimes (1985). The Last Linotype: The Story of Georgia and Its Newspapers Since World War II. Mercer University Press. ISBN 978-0-86554-190-0.
The first such newspaper in Georgia was The Colored American, founded in Augusta in 1865. [1] However, most were founded in Atlanta. While most such newspapers in Georgia have been very short-lived, a few, such as the Savannah Tribune, Atlanta Daily World, and Atlanta Inquirer, have had extensive influence over many decades. [2]: 119
The Savannah Tribune was founded in 1875 and went through two hiatuses (from 1878 to 1886 and from 1960 to 1973). [1] Originally named the Colored Tribune, the paper was established by Louis B. Toomer Sr., Louis M. Pleasant, and Savannah native John H. Deveaux who served as the first editor. [1] [2] The first edition was published in 1875.
Georgia Newspaper Hall of Fame Name Image Birth–Death Year Newspaper affiliation Ref(s) Samuel Marvin Griffin Jr. (1936–2015) 2021 Bainbridge Post-Searchlight [4] Joseph Stewart Parker Sr. (1944–2016) 2021 Dallas New Era [4] [5] May Melton (1923–2014) 2019 Griffin Daily News [6] Quimby Melton Jr. (1923–2013) 2019 Griffin Daily News [6 ...
The goal is to tell a "more complete" story of Savannah's history within the update to the National Historic Landmark District designation. ... a monument to Georgia volunteers who fought in the ...
Savannah, Georgia. Black America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. Walter J. Fraser Jr., Savannah in the Old South (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2003). Research Library & Municipal Archives (2006), "Century of History: Savannah City Hall Centennial, 1906-2006 (timeline)", Historical Documents & Research, City of Savannah
The weekend of Feb. 9 through 11 celebrates all things Georgia history as part of the Georgia Historical Society's Georgia History Festival.. On Friday, the state's school children will examine ...
The city went from 41st most populous city in 1860 to 62nd in 1880 (the first year Atlanta exceeded Savannah as Georgia's largest city). Savannah was the 86th-largest city in 1910, and by 1930 it was no longer ranked in the top 100 most populous U.S. cities.