The People's Advocate
| Typ | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Travers Benjamin Pinn John Wesley Cromwell |
| Publisher | Traverse Benjamin Pinn |
| Herausgeber | John Wesley Cromwell |
| Gegründet | 1876 |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Ceased publication | 1891 |
| Hauptsitz | Alexandria, Virginia and Washington DC |
| OCLC number | 10587978 |
The People's Advocate was the first African American owned and operated newspaper in the state of Virginia. Founded by Traverse Benjamin Pinn who served as its first publisher and business manager and John Wesley Cromwell who served as its editor. The newspaper's primary audience was the African American communities of Alexandria, Virginia. The People's Advocate moved its operation to Washington DC in 1878 and was published until 1891.[1][2]
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