| Type | African American newspaper |
|---|---|
| Editor | Philip Alexander Bell |
| Staff writers | Jennie Carter |
| Closure | 1874 |
| Founded | April 7, 1865 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U.S. |
| Free online archives | California Digital Newspaper Collection |
The Elevator was a newspaper published in San Francisco from 1865 to 1898 to express the perspective of the black community. 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.[1] The newspaper was first published under the slogan "Equality Before the Law" by Philip Alexander Bell.[2]