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The Colored American, editors Cornish and Russwurm

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Freedom's Journal

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The Colored American, editors Cornish and Russwurm

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Title
The Colored American, editors Cornish and Russwurm
Collection

Magazines and Newspapers

Freedom's Journal

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1980 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Magazines and newspapers
Topics
Russwurm, John Brown, 1799-1851
African American abolitionists
African American newspaper editors
Cornish, Samuel E. (Samuel Eli), 1795?-1858
African Americans -- New York (State) -- Newspapers
Composite photographs
Genres
Photographs
mastheads
Notes
Biographical/historical: Combination image of Freedom's Journal co-editors Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm; the Freedom's Journal masthead of March 14, 1828; and the masthead of The Colored American, which was edited later by Cornish, from May 13, 1837.
Physical Description
Extent: 25 x 21 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16473361
NYPL Exhibition ID: Black New Yorkers 014
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9173ba10-c6b5-012f-d13c-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1980: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Colored American, editors Cornish and Russwurm" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6378099-e228-0211-e040-e00a180624b0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Colored American, editors Cornish and Russwurm" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6378099-e228-0211-e040-e00a180624b0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). The Colored American, editors Cornish and Russwurm Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6378099-e228-0211-e040-e00a180624b0

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The Colored American, editors Cornish and Russwurm