Freedom's Journal Founded — First Black Newspaper in US

Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm launched Freedom's Journal in New York City — 'We wish to plead our own cause' declared its first editorial. The paper covered African colonization debates, anti-slavery news, Black achievements, and refuted white press slanders. It circulated in 11 states, Washington DC, Canada, Haiti, and England, reaching thousands of free Black readers before ceasing in 1829.