Person

John Brown Russwurm

American abolitionist

b. 1799 CE – d. 1851 CE World The Atlantic Lands

John Brown Russwurm (1799–1851) is an American abolitionist from Jamaica, known for his newspaper, Freedom's Journal.

He moves from the United States to govern the Maryland section of an African American colony in Liberia, dying there in 1851.

Moran, J. (2017). John Brown Russwurm. History Atlas. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/john-brown-russwurm/

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