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A vital record of Black life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is now online.
⭐ The Mississippi Star, digitized by Hancock County Library System Community Webs, preserves local voices, culture, & civil rights stories.
Accessible to everyone, these issues now live on the web we built. 🌐
Learn more on our blog ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2025/09/03/local-voices-lasting-impact-digitizing-a-community-magazine-in-hancock-county-mississippi/
Photo of Maurice Singleton, Jr., publisher of the Mississippi Star, in 1996 and 2025.
Excerpt from Page 16 of the Mississippi Star, September 1998, Vol. 3 No. 1, featuring a photo of three persons. Caption reads "Mrs. Mrs. Ellie Jewel Dahmer (center), widow of community and civil rights leader, with Vernon Dahmer Jr. and Betty Dahmer."
Cover of the Mississippi Star, September 1999 issue, which included a tribute to Dr. Gilbert Mason.
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