Fifth Grade
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Freedom's Journal
Freedom's Journal was a weekly newspaper. It was the first American newspaper owned and created by blacks. It began on March 16, 1827, in New York City. This seems fitting, since slavery was done away with in the state of New York that same year. The paper was four pages long. The editors ran articles on current events. They also ran editorials or opinion pieces. The paper printed the black viewpoint; this was missing from papers run by whites. The paper covered issues such as slavery, the right to vote, and returning free blacks to Africa. These issues were important to blacks. The editors wanted to educate their readers. They shared .....
