A major focus of the articles were the Fourth of July celebrations that were non-segregated as that was occasionally set aside on Independence day.
[3] He first began working in newspapers in 1831 as the New York City agent for The Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist paper.
[2] It was there in 1862 that Bell worked as an editor with Peter Anderson on the Pacific Appeal before moving on to start his own paper after the pair disagreed on a direction to take the newspaper.
[2] Due to the fact that the majority of Californians were opposed to racial integration at the time Bell had to take a strategic approach to advocating for civil rights.
[5] Popular journalist and essayist Jennie Carter wrote for the Elevator under the pseudonyms Anna Trask and Semper Fidelis from her home in Nevada City, California, covering racism, women's rights, education, travel and other issues.