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The Tampa Bulletin

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The Tampa Bulletin was a newspaper in Tampa, Florida, for African Americans.[1][2] It was established by Rev. Marcellus D. Potter in 1915.[3] According to the Library of Congress, it began in 1914.[4]

M.D. Potter was the editor[5] and owner.[6] Potter was born in Sylvester, Georgia. Potter Elementary, an elementary school in Tampa, is named for him.[7] Potter was Vice-President of the Central Life Insurance Company.[8]

C. Blythe Andrews moved to Tampa and worked at the paper after the Sentinel folded. He revived the Sentinel. After a dispute over coverage of lodges he left the paper and revived the Florida Sentinel in December 1945.[9]

In 1959 the paper was merged into C. Blythe Andrews' Florida Sentinel.[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "N.W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual and Directory". 1920.
  2. ^ Sundland Tribune
  3. ^ FromScrub 2 Twist nieonline.com
  4. ^ "The Tampa bulletin".
  5. ^ "The Florida Historical Quarterly". July 1980.
  6. ^ African Americans in Florida by Maxine D. Jones and Kevin M. McCarthy Pineapple Press (1993)
  7. ^ "Potter Elementary School Volunteer Opportunities – VolunteerMatch".
  8. ^ https://worldcat.org/identities/np-potter,%20marcellus%20d/
  9. ^ "The power of being seen – Florida Humanities". September 14, 2021.
  10. ^ Odom, Ersula Knox (November 24, 2014). African Americans of Tampa. Arcadia. ISBN 9781439648575.