www.dotcomhunter.com The History behind the New York Post New York is known for many things, the Statue of Liberty, New York fashion week and among other things, HBO's Sex and the City. But before we forget, oftentimes overshadowed by the immensely popular the New York Times, there's another popular New York daily newspa per that has actually been around as far back as in the 1800s. The New York Evening Post or the New York Post, was actually founded by Alexander Hamilton, who then chose William Coleman to be its fir st editor-in-chief way back in the New York Post's humble beginnings . After William Coleman's short reign as the New York Post's editoriinchief, he was then replaced by another William, a William Cullen Bryant, way back in 1829. A fruitful 50 year reign as the New York P ost's editor-in chief, William Cullent Bryant was a staunch believer of defending the rights of those who are being enslaved, William Cu llent Bryant also showed strong support for the emerging trade union back then. He even went as far as defending the strike of the Socie ty of Journeyman Tailors by trying to link their strike with slavery back in June 1836. The year 1881 had the New York Post welcoming Henry Villard at its helm. Henry Villard was a German immigrant possessing strong politi cal views, had a profound influence on the New York Post. He then t apped Carl Schurz who was another German radical thinker to be the new managing editor of the New York Post. But Carl Schurz career wi th the New York Post was short-lived, he was actually replaced by t he former editor of the Nation (another publication that was owned by Henry Villard), a man named Edwin Godkin stepped up to manage t he New York Post.Henry Villard's death back in the 1900s brought th e New York Post to the hands of Villard's son, Oswald Garrison Vill ard, who, like his father, also had radical views and opinions conc erning politics, women's suffrage, reform in the trade union and (l ike his father) fighting for equal rights African Americans. A true advocate for human rights, Oswald Garrison Villard was one of the founding members of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People or NAACP as well as the American Civil Liberties U nion or ACTU. In spite of being headstrong with his advocacies, Oswal d Garrison Villard was also a popular pacifist, he highly opposed for the American's participation in the first World War. But this proved to backfire on him as his readers were strong supporters of patrioti sm so Oswald Garrison Villard, due to the protests of his readers and the pulling out of his advertisers, was forced to sell the New York Post in the year 1918.1939 saw the New York Post with Dorothy Schiff at its helm. Schiff then asked Ted Thackrey as its new editor-in-chie A gift from www.dotcomhunter.comwww.dotcomhunter.com f, who actually turned the daily into a streamlined tabloid. Still it s politics driven format was still being incorporated by the New York Post's new editor-in-chief, it highly supported progressive politics and was actually the only newspaper in New York City who openly supp orted the campaign of the democratic party's presidential bet, Adlai Stevenson. But Schiff's stay with the New York Post ended with Australian Rupe rt Murdoch acquiring the newspaper back in 1977. A gift from www.dotcomhunter.com