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.