Aliened American (1853-1855, Cleveland)
Item
Title
Aliened American (1853-1855, Cleveland)
Creator
William Howard Day
Location created
Cleveland, Ohio
Date
1853-1855; Saturday, April 9, 1853
Type
Weekly
Archive
Western Reserve Historical Society
Collection
Library Collections
Identifier
(M) 34 C9.4 016
Rights
Public domain; Courtesy of the Western Reserve Historical Society
Description
The Aliened American was the first black newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. Publisher and editor, William Howard Day, published the newspaper weekly, every Saturday morning, from 1853 to 1856 with his wife, Lucie Stanton's substantial help. He collaborated with corresponding editors: Samuel Ringgold Ward (Toronto) and Rev. James William Charles Pennington (New York). We only have one extant copy, Vol. 1, no. 1, on Saturday, April 9, 1853. “To furnish News: To favor Literature, Science and Art: To aid the development, Education, Mechanical and Social, of Colored Americans: To depend the Right of Humanity”
