The Denver Star
*The Denver Star newspaper is celebrated on this date in 1888. This Black newspaper was The Statesman and also known as Franklin's Paper. It was a weekly newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, and distributed in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, and New Mexico.
The newspaper was founded as "The Statesman" by Joseph D. D. Rivers. From 1901 until 1913, the paper was "Franklin's Paper." In November 1912, the paper became "The Denver Star." Rivers, the first owner, was followed by Edwin H. Hackley and Chester Franklin; after his death, his wife, Clara Williams Franklin, and her son, before Albert Henderson Wade Ross and the Denver Independent Publishing Company (1913–1963).
Many of the owners of the newspaper also served as its editor. Editors of the newspaper included Charles Segret Muse and Emma. Hackley. In 1917, George G. Ross was an associate editor and business manager. The periodical ended publication in 1963.
