print email comment close The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords URL: http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/ Description: Covers the history of black journalism in the United States. Provides information on notable newspapers and journalists, a study guide, a bibliography, and a timeline beginning with the publication of the first black newspaper, Freedom's Journal, on March 16, 1827. Online companion to the Stanley Nelson film of the same title (includes transcript). From PBS Online. Publisher: PBS Online Extra Keywords notablejournalists Library of Congress Subject Headings: African Americans Journalism LII classic content LII Database Information: Record 12911 created by Elaine Walker on 10/16/1999 Last modification on 10/16/2009 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 01/02/2009 Published: 10/16/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/12911