Florida Sentinel Bulletin Explained

Florida Sentinel Bulletin
Type:	Biweekly newspaper
Founder:	General William W. Andrews
Foundation:	1919
Headquarters:	2207 21st AveTampa, Fl 33605

The Florida Sentinel Bulletin is a Florida bi-weekly newspaper serving the Tampa Bay Area African-American community.

History

In 1919, General William W. Andrews opened the Florida Sentinels office in Jacksonville, Florida. Later, the office closed due to the Great Depression. In 1945, General Andrews's son, C. Blythe Andrews, re-opened the Florida Sentinel at 1511 Central Avenue in Tampa, Florida.

In 1959, C. Blythe Andrews bought the Tampa Bulletin newspaper, and merged the two newspapers to make the Florida Sentinel Bulletin. In 1962, the newspaper office was moved to 2207 East 21st Avenue in the Ybor City district of Tampa, Florida.^[1] The C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library was named for the publisher.

See also

• List of African American newspapers in Florida

References

1. http://www.hmdb.org/PhotoFullSize.asp?PhotoID=67579 Florida Sentinel Bulletin Marker

External links

• Florida Sentinel Bulletin web site
• University of South Florida Libraries: Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection In 2012, the University of South Florida Library began retrospectively digitizing issues of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin in its collection. This is an ongoing project, with more issues added periodically.