The History Behind the New York Post

New York is known for many things, the Statue ofwas owned by Henry Villard), a man named Edwin
Liberty, New York fashion week and among otherGodkin stepped up to manage the New York
things, HBO's Sex and the City. But before we forget,Post.Henry Villard's death back in the 1900s brought
oftentimes overshadowed by the immensely popularthe New York Post to the hands of Villard's son,
the New York Times, there's another popular NewOswald Garrison Villard, who, like his father, also had
York daily newspaper that has actually been aroundradical views and opinions concerning politics, women's
as far back as in the 1800s.suffrage, reform in the trade union and (like his father)
The New York Evening Post or the New York Post,fighting for equal rights African Americans.
was actually founded by Alexander Hamilton, whoA true advocate for human rights, Oswald Garrison
then chose William Coleman to be its firstVillard was one of the founding members of the
editor-in-chief way back in the New York Post'sNational Association for the Advancement of Coloured
humble beginnings. After William Coleman's short reignPeople or NAACP as well as the American Civil
as the New York Post's editor-in-chief, he was thenLiberties Union or ACTU. In spite of being headstrong
replaced by another William, a William Cullen Bryant,with his advocacies, Oswald Garrison Villard was also
way back in 1829. A fruitful 50 year reign as the Newa popular pacifist, he highly opposed for the American's
York Post's editor-in chief, William Cullent Bryant was aparticipation in the first World War. But this proved to
staunch believer of defending the rights of those whobackfire on him as his readers were strong supporters
are being enslaved, William Cullent Bryant also showedof patriotism so Oswald Garrison Villard, due to the
strong support for the emerging trade union back then.protests of his readers and the pulling out of his
He even went as far as defending the strike of theadvertisers, was forced to sell the New York Post in
Society of Journeyman Tailors by trying to link theirthe year 1918.1939 saw the New York Post with
strike with slavery back in June 1836.Dorothy Schiff at its helm. Schiff then asked Ted
The year 1881 had the New York Post welcomingThackrey as its new editor-in-chief, who actually
Henry Villard at its helm. Henry Villard was a Germanturned the daily into a streamlined tabloid. Still its politics
immigrant possessing strong political views, had adriven format was still being incorporated by the New
profound influence on the New York Post. He thenYork Post's new editor-in-chief, it highly supported
tapped Carl Schurz who was another German radicalprogressive politics and was actually the only
thinker to be the new managing editor of the Newnewspaper in New York City who openly supported
York Post. But Carl Schurz career with the New Yorkthe campaign of the democratic party's presidential
Post was short-lived, he was actually replaced by thebet, Adlai Stevenson.
former editor of the Nation (another publication that