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Newspaper The Georgetown Planet (Georgetown, S.C.) 1873-1875

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About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Georgetown Planet (Georgetown, S.C.) 1873-1875

Names

  • Bowley, Jas. A., editor
  • Bush, R. O., editor

Dates of Publication

  • 1873-1875

Created / Published

  • Georgetown, S.C. : Jas. A. Bowley

Headings

  • -  African Americans--South Carolina--Georgetown--Newspapers
  • -  Georgetown (S.C.)--Newspapers
  • -  Georgetown County (S.C.)--Newspapers
  • -  African Americans
  • -  South Carolina--Georgetown
  • -  South Carolina--Georgetown County
  • -  United States--South Carolina--Georgetown--Georgetown

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Began in 1873; ceased in 1875? Cf. South Carolina newspapers.
  • -  Editors: Jas. A. Bowley, ; R. O. Bush, .
  • -  Microfilmed by the Library of Congress for the Committee on Negro Studies of the American Council of Learned Societies.
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format as part of the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 10 (May 31, 1873).

Medium

  • volumes

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn83025798

OCLC Number

  • 9804903

ISSN Number

  • 2166-174x

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Chicago citation style:

The Georgetown Planet Georgetown, S.C. 1873 to 1875. (Georgetown, SC), Jan. 1 1873. https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83025798/.

APA citation style:

(1873, January 1) The Georgetown Planet Georgetown, S.C. 1873 to 1875. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83025798/.

MLA citation style:

The Georgetown Planet Georgetown, S.C. 1873 to 1875. (Georgetown, SC) 1 Jan. 1873. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn83025798/.