This Week In Black History November 6 - 12, 2024 | Atlanta Daily World
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NOVEMBER 6   1858—Samuel E. Cornish dies. Along with John Russwurm, he established the first Black-owned and operated newspaper in Amer­ica—“Freedom’s Journal.” The newspaper’s famous motto was “We wish to plead our cause.” 1860—Abraham Lincoln is elect­ed the 16th president of the Unit­ed States. His opposition to the expansion of slavery prompted slave-owning states to … Continued

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NOVEMBER 6   1858—Samuel E. Cornish dies. Along with John Russwurm, he established the first Black-owned and operated newspaper in Amer­ica—“Freedom’s Journal.” The newspaper’s famous motto was “We wish to plead our cause.” 1860—Abraham Lincoln is elect­ed the 16th president of the Unit­ed States. His opposition to the expansion of slavery prompted slave-owning states to … Continued

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