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Samuel Cornish

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American Presbyterian minister (1795-1858)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1795 to 1858 · aged 63
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Samuel Eli Cornish was an American Presbyterian minister, abolitionist, publisher, and journalist. He was a leader in New York City's small free black community, where he organized the first congregation of black Presbyterians in New York.

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2004National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame

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Samuel Eli Cornish was an American Presbyterian minister, abolitionist, publisher, and journalist. He was a leader in New York City's small free black community, where he organized the first congregation of black Presbyterians in New York. In 1827 he became one of two editors of the newly founded Freedom's Journal, the first black newspaper in the United States. In 1833 he was a founding member of the interracial American Anti-Slavery Society.

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Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1795 to 1858 · aged 63
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6 languages

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