Savannah Banner

History

Newspaper

• Founded in 1963 by Abram Eisenman, the owner and publisher of the Savannah Sun and local progressive leader. 

• The Banner focused its reporting on Civil Rights activism throughout the South. 

• Houston L. Tolbert, civil rights activist and former publisher of the The Herald and short-lived Savannah Sentinel served as plant superintendent for the paper. 

City

• Savannah is the county seat of Chatham County

• New Georgia Encyclopedia entry

County

• New Georgia Encyclopedia entry

Superior Court Districts

• Eastern Circuit, Dec. 23, 1789 - 

Population - Census

• 1790: 10709

• 1800: 12046

• 1810: 13540

• 1820: 14737

• 1830: 14127

• 1840: 18801

• 1850: 23901

• 1860: 31043

• 1870: 41279

• 1880: 45023

• 1890: 57740

• 1900: 71239

• 1910: 79690

• 1920: 100032

• 1930: 105431

• 1940: 117970

• 1950: 151481

• 1960: 188299

• 1970: 187816

ALREADY DIGITIZED BY DLG

• No issues of Savannah Banner have been digitized by the DLG

• Link to other digitized Savannah newspapers on Georgia Historic Newspapers, sorted by city

FILM HOLDINGS (4 issues on 2 Reels)

• Jan 25, 1963- Mar 1963

• Jul 20, 1963 - Jul 27, 1963