A newspaper called The Freedom's Journal was first ever African-American newspaper. It was founded by a Black man named Peter Williams Jr. and a few other free black men in New York City, it published an article every week from March 16, 1827 through March 28, 1829 it only lasted two years.
The creators of the newspaper wanted to reach out to the then 300 thousand free African-Americans in the northern part of the United States. In it's prime the newspaper provided international, regional and national information in real time.
The African-American editors often added in that they did not like slavery and other things that were oppessing people. The editors also wrote about bringing free slave back to Africa, mainly liberia. A average advert
The creators of the newspaper wanted to reach out to the then 300 thousand free African-Americans in the northern part of the United States. In it's prime the newspaper provided international, regional and national information in real time.
The African-American editors often added in that they did not like slavery and other things that were oppessing people. The editors also wrote about bringing free slave back to Africa, mainly liberia. A average advert