Black Newspaper Press

The first newspaper written by black reporters and editors for black readers was Freedom’s Journal, first published in New York City on March 15, 1827, partly to provide news and information within the immediate community and partly to respond to harsh depictions of blacks in the prevailing white newspapers. Freedom’s Journal continued to run for two and half years, renaming itself as The Rights of All in May 1829, then ceasing publication five months later. Other black papers were...