Freedom’s Journal, The first black newspaper in America
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 18, 2024
This is the third of four columns observing Black History Month.
John Brown Russwurm and Samuel Eli Cornish were the co-founders of Freedom’s Journal, the first Black newspaper in America. Historians have documented that it is one of the most preserved Black newspapers.
On March 16, 1827, Russwurm and Samuel Cornish published the first issue of the paper. It was a historic step. It led the way for other Black newspapers to publish. There were dozens of Black newspapers owned and operated by Blacks before the Civil War. They were published . . .
