Sparta Ishmaelite

The Sparta Ishmaelite is a newspaper in Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia. It is the legal organ of Hancock County.[1] The Ishmaelite was published starting in January 1883. Its archives are on file at the University of Georgia Libraries.[2]

In December 2023, The Sparta Ishmaelite was acquired by The Georgia Trust for Local News, an independent, nonprofit newspaper company.[3]

References

  1. ^ Report of Legal Organs, Georgia Secretary of State
  2. ^ Eileen B. McAdams
  3. ^ Fletcher, Carlton (16 December 2023). "Georgia Trust for Local News launches to conserve, strengthen community news in middle, south Georgia". The Albany Herald. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

The Ishmaelite definitely was started before 1883(I don't know how long before) but I cite references going back to 1879. See my book Ambiguous Lives: Free Women of Color in Rural Georgia 1789–1879. Adele Logan Alexander

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