 The African-American newspaper titled "The American Freedman" was a New York-based paper that served as an outlet to inspire African Americans to use the Reconstruction period as a time for social and political advancement.This newspaper did so by publishing articles that reference African-American mobilization during the Reconstruction period that had not only local support, but had gained support from the global community as well.Many African-American newspapers struggled to keep their circulation going due to the low rate of literacy among African Americans.