Historedia
Person

John Brown Russwurm

Events
3
Episodes
7
Years
1827–1857

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Brown Russwurm, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Freedom's Journal, first African-American newspaper, founded

    1827

    Role: Co-founder and Junior Editor

    1. 16 March 1827 · New York CityFounding and First Issue

      Freedom's Journal was founded in New York City by John Wilk, Peter Williams Jr., and other leading free Blacks, with Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm as editors.

    2. September 1827 · Unspecified; the passages date the resignation but do not state where it occurredCornish Resignation

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

  2. Freed Maryland slaves settle Cape Palmas as Maryland in Liberia

    1834–1857

    Role: First mixed-race governor of Maryland in Africa

    1. 1834 · Cape PalmasSettlement at Cape Palmas

      Freed African Americans from Maryland settled at Cape Palmas in 1834 under the Maryland Colonization Society, south of the rest of the American colony.

    2. 1841-02-02 · Cape PalmasStatehood Declaration

      Maryland-in-Africa declared its statehood and became the State of Maryland on February 2, 1841.

    3. 1854-05-29 · Cape PalmasIndependence Declaration

      The State of Maryland declared its independence as Maryland in Liberia on May 29, 1854.

    4. 1857-04-06 · LiberiaAnnexation by Liberia

      Maryland was annexed by Liberia on April 6, 1857, becoming Maryland County.

  3. Liberia annexes the Republic of Maryland

    1857

    Role: First Black Governor of Maryland In Africa (later Republic of Maryland)

    1. March-April 1857 · Cape PalmasAnnexation Treaty

      The Republic of Maryland signed an annexation treaty with Liberia, ending its status as an independent state.

Sources

  1. Freedom's Journal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-24
  2. John Brown Russwurm Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27
  3. Republic of Maryland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-17
  4. Cape Palmas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-26