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navigation, search  African-American newspapers are those
newspapers in the United States that seek readers primarily of
African-American descent. These newspapers came into existence
in 1827 when Samuel Cornish and John Brown Russwurm started the
first African-American periodical called Freedom's Journal.
During the antebellum South, other African-American newspapers
sprang forth, such as The North Star founded by Frederick
Douglass. As African Americans moved to urban centers around the
country, virtually every large city with a significant African-
American population soon had newspapers directed towards African
Americans. Today, these newspapers have gained audiences outside
African-American circles.    Most of these publications like
Freedom's Journal's (1758–1799) were published in the north and
then distributed, often covertly, to African Americans
throughout the country. Blacks' ability to establ