1. Amsterdam News celebrates 95 years.
- Author
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Wilson II, Clint C.
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PERIODICAL publishing , *NEWSPAPERS , *ANNIVERSARIES , *STRIKES & lockouts , *MASS media - Abstract
The article reports on the 95th anniversary celebration of "Amsterdam News." After working at a variety of jobs including bellhopping and a stint in the Navy, Anderson settled in New York and decided to try his hand at publishing a newspaper for the Black constituency. At the time only about 50 Black newspapers were being published in the United States. Using his wife's 5-x 4-foot dressmaker's table in the basement of his home at 135 W. 65th Street, Anderson named and produced his paper for the Amsterdam neighborhood where he lived. The strike, among the first open labor disputes between Black owners and Black employees in American history, resulted in the Amsterdam News becoming the first completely unionized Black newspaper.
- Published
- 2004