The birth of the Black newspaper in America took place in the form of abolitionist newspapers that spoke out against enslavement. These papers were an essential part of the Abolitionist movement in America, and many of them gave the Black community an important voice on issues that directly affected them and their communities. These newspapers spread Enlightenment-era ideas of equality and the rights of Black Americans and fought back against the negative and disparaging news that was regularly published about Black Americans in white-owned newspapers. Freedom’s Journal, The Liberator, The Colored American, and The North Star were all either operated and published by African American men or were supported by monetary contributions and printed regular articles from them. All of these newspapers built the momentum of the Abolitionist Movement and paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement to come. They were a vitally important way for Black people to speak out, circulate news and assistance to their communities, and change the way Black Americans were viewed.TIMELINE1688  – the first known recorded anti-slavery incident, Quakers protested the act of slaveholding1713-1773 –  America annually imports roughly 15,000 enslaved people1714 – 59,000 enslaved persons in America1758 – Abolitionist movement begins in America1780-1789 – Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York outlaw slavery1804 – every northern state had some form of emancipation in their legislation1808 –  the import of enslaved persons were abolished in all states except South Carolina1816 –  American Colonization Society (ACS )founded 1827 – Freedom’s Journal founded, the first African American owned and operated newspaper in the USA1831 – The Liberator founded by William Lloyd Garrison1833 – the militant abolitionist group called the American Anti-Slavery Society is formed1837 – Phillip A. Bell published the first issue of his weekly newspaper called “Weekly Advocate”, later renamed “The Colored American”1842 – James Forten, financial backer and contributor to The Liberator, dies at age 751847-1851 – The North Star runs, founded by Fredrick Douglass1850 – Fugitive Slave Act, made it possible to reclaim runaway formerly enslaved persons 1865 – The Liberator ceases publication, ending with the ratification of the 13th amendment REFERENCESAbruzzo, M. (2011). Polemic Pain: Slavery, Cruelty, and the Rise of Humanitarianism. Johns Hopkins University Press. African American Newspapers Collection: Parts I-XIV. (n.d.). Retrieved January 4, 2022, from https://www.accessible-archives.com/. Bacon, J. (2007). Freedom's journal: The First African-American newspaper. Rowman & Littlefield. Barshad, A. (2019, Jan 21). Shaun King on relaunching the North Star newspaper. New York, Retrieved from https://libproxy.uco.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/shaun-king-on-relaunching-north-star-newspaper/docview/2187591605/se-2?accountid=14516BLUMBERG, B. (2004). Tammany Hall_._ In R. S. McElvaine (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Great Depression (Vol. 2, pp. 962-963). Macmillan Reference USA. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3404500506/GVRL?u=edmo56673&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=717af3c5Burrowes, C. P. (2011). “Caught in the crosswinds of the Atlantic”. Journalism History, 37(3), 130-141. Retrieved from https://libproxy.uco.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/caught-crosswinds-atlantic/docview/904647711/se-2?accountid=1451Douglass, F. (1968). My Bondage and My Freedom. Arno Press & The New York Times. Douglass, F.. (1993). Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Bedford Books. Drescher, S. (2009). A_bolition a history of slavery and antislavery_. Cambridge University Press. Du Bois, W. E. B. (2007). The Supression of the African Slave-Trade. Oxford University Press. Fagan, B. (2011). "Americans as They Really Are": The "Colored American" and the Illustration of National Identity. American Periodicals, 21(2), 97–119. Fagan, B. (2014