Freedom's Journal, the First U.S. African-American Owned NewspaperFreedom's Journal was the first African-American owned and operated newspaper published in the United States. Founded by Rev. Peter Williams, Jr. and other free black men in New York City, it was published weekly as a four-page, four-column newspaper, starting with the March 16, 1827 issue. Freedom's Journal circulated in 11 states, the District of Columbia, Haiti, Europe, and Canada. Subjects contained in the journal: current events of the day, with regional, national and international information editorials declaiming slavery, lynching and other injustices
biographies of prominent African-Americans vital record listings of births, deaths and marriages in the African-American New York community
U.S. National Library of Medicine. Looks at the men and women who served as surgeons and nurses and how their work as medical providers challenged the prescribed notions of race and gender.
