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On March 16 a in 1827, Samuel Cornish and John B. Russwarm started the first African American owned and operated newspaper in the United States � it was called Freedom's Journal. Freedom's Journal initiated the trend of African-American papers throughout the US to fight for liberation and rights, demonstrate racial pride, and inform readers of events affecting the African American community. Unfortunately, due to small readership, the paper ended its circulation in 1830. Another African-American newspaper, The North Star, founded by Frederick Douglass, suffered the same fate as Freedom's Journal . The Philadelphia Tribune is currently the oldest, continuously published black newspaper in the country, now celebrating its 125th year. It was founded in 1884 as a way for African Americans to speak against injustice.
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Who was John Russwurm?
One of the first black men to graduate from college, John Russwurm was also the co-founder of the first black newspaper, Freedom's Journal, which he and Samuel Cornish began in 1827.
What is black and white but red all over?
1. A penguin with a sunburn. 2. A newspaper. (It is read all over.)
Who built the first newspaper chain?
E.W. Scripps
What is the first Bengali newspaper of India?
samachar darpan
What was the first color newspaper printed?
saif mahmood
