Episode 2 of 2

Cornish Resignation

When: September 1827
Where: Unspecified; the passages date the resignation but do not state where it occurred
Part of: Freedom's Journal, first African-American newspaper, founded

Samuel Cornish left the paper in September 1827, likely due to pressure from Presbyterian colleagues over attacks on the American Colonization Society.

Cornish left Freedom's Journal after editing the paper for roughly six months, an interval inferred from the March 1827 founding and his September 1827 departure. His leaving signaled a larger shift in the paper, as sections like "Summary" and "Domestic News" disappeared, and Russwurm went on to advocate voluntary emigration to Africa.

Sources

Samuel Cornish Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
Freedom's Journal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-24
John Brown Russwurm Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27

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