John Wilk

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1827

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Wilk, 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: Founder

   1. 116 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. 2September 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.

Sources

1. Freedom's Journal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-24