The first African-American owned and published newspaper in the
United States, is founded in New York City by John Russwurm and
Samuel E. Cornish.
Citation:
Editors. "Freedom's Journal published".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=10870, accessed 24 May 2013.]