Rise of the African-American Press

Who's Who? Ida B. Wells???

• Founder of the freedom’s journal and co editor until September of 1827

• Contributed articles promoting civil rights under the pseudonym “lola” to prominent African American newspapers

• Presbyterian minister, abolitionist, and senior editor of Freedom’s Journal.

• Abolitionist, journalist, and reformer who rose to fame with a 1845 publication of notable book.

Who's Who? John B. Ruszwurm???

• Fought to end the Freedom Journal's publication and succeeded when the paper stopped printing in 1829

• Was a presbyterian minister, abolitionist, and senior editor of Freedom’s Journal.

• Wrote with the pen name "lola"

• Relocated to Liberia in 1829 after his time with the freedom’s journal, participating in politics and journalism there until his death in 1851

Who's Who? Frederick Douglass???

• Senior and junior editor of the Freedom Journal

• Rose to fame with 1845 publication of his first book “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave”

• Became the sole editor of the Freedom Journal but relocated to Liberia in 1829

• Began contributing articles promoting civil rights under the pseudonym “lola” to prominent African American newspapers

Samuel E. Cornish was the Freedom Journal's...

When was the Freedom Journal founded?

• December 13th, 1829

• March 16th, 1827

• December 12, 1829

• May 31st, 1827

What type of stories did the Freedom Journal publish?

• Biographies featuring renowned black figures

• Birth, death, and wedding announcements

• Advocated for black people’s political rights

• All of the above

How many copies were distributed throughout 11 states?

• 500

• 700

• 800

• 900

Which countries did the Freedom Journal reach?

• UK

• Haiti

• Canada

• All of the above

What were some of the lasting impacts of the Freedom Journal?

• It had no lasting impact.

• Became Frederick Douglass' stepping stone into fame for his writing

• Fostered the beginning of African-American free press

• Was a space for people to critique slavery and colonization

What year was the final publication of the Freedom Journal made?