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Freedom's Journal
First African-American owned and operated newspaper in the US (1827–1829) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Freedom's Journal was the first African American owned and operated newspaper published in the United States.[1][2] Founded by Rev. John Wilk and other free Black men in New York City, it was published weekly starting with the March 16, 1827 issue.[3] Freedom's Journal was superseded in 1829 by The Rights of All, published between 1829 and 1830 by Samuel Cornish, the former senior editor of the Journal.[4] The View covered it as part of Black History Month in 2021.[5]
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![]() Volume 1, no.3, March 23, 1827 | |
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | John Brown Russwurm Samuel Cornish |
Publisher | Cornish & Russwurm |
Editor | John Brown Russwurm Samuel Cornish |
Founded | March 16, 1827 |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | March 28, 1829 |
Headquarters | New York City |
OCLC number | 1570144 |
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