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A Salute to The Black Press: Jamaican helped found first Black
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Michigan Citizen
03-22-1997
A Salute to The Black Press: Jamaican helped found first Black newspaper.
The American Newspaper Publishers Association annually presents "The Russwurm Award" to those who have done outstanding work in furthering democratic principles, and recipients have included the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President John F. Kennedy.
The award is named after Jamaican-born journalist John B. Russwurm, who in 1827 helped foun...
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