The Afro-American press and its editors . e of the most successful efforts in the pioneer work ofAfro-American journalism. Having amassed a little fortune,he is enabled to soap his Press, which is a mighty lever inthe work. Not only is Mr. Bowser an able writer, but he is an oratoras well. In addition to his journalistic business, he is a largecoal and grain dealer. Hon. James J. Spelman, Editor Baptist Messenger. Mr. Spelman was born in Norwich, Conn., January 18,1841, and was educated in the public schools of entered upon newspaper work in 1858, in New YorkCity, by opening a n
The Afro-American press and its editors . e of the most successful efforts in the pioneer work ofAfro-American journalism. Having amassed a little fortune,he is enabled to soap his Press, which is a mighty lever inthe work. Not only is Mr. Bowser an able writer, but he is an oratoras well. In addition to his journalistic business, he is a largecoal and grain dealer. Hon. James J. Spelman, Editor Baptist Messenger. Mr. Spelman was born in Norwich, Conn., January 18,1841, and was educated in the public schools of entered upon newspaper work in 1858, in New YorkCity, by opening a newspaper depot on Thompson street, nearAmity, now West Third street, A year later he became acontributor to The Anglo-African, published by the HamiltonBrothers, and afterwards to The Pine and Palm, its successor,edited by James Redpath. He was a frequent contributor tothe New York daily press, through the influence of HoraceGreeley, George Alfred Townsend, Charles Fulton, Charles , William Caldwell, and his partner, Mr. HOIS JAMES J. SPELMAN. 233 234 THE AFRO-AMERICAN PRESS. During this time, he was also a regular correspondent ofThe Elevator of San Francisco, over the nom de plume ofPrivate L. Overture; of The Colored Citizen of Cincinnati,edited by Prof. John Corbin, now of Arkansas; and of TheZions Standard and Weekly Review of New York, edited byProf. Howard Day, having with the last-mentioned paper thenom de plume of Paul Pickwick. On going to Mississippi in 1868, he became the specialcorrespondent of The New York Tribune, and wrote to otherpapers in the North during the period of letters to The Tribune afterwards attracted considerableattention, and were frequently copied into the columns ofother papers. Mr. Greeley, on his way to Texas, stoppedover at Canton, Miss., especially to pay Mr. Spelman a visit;but, unfortunately, he was not at home, and he never after-wards saw his benefactor alive. In 1870, he was elected vice-president of
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