Politics

America’s First Newspapers Were Financed by the Slave Trade

‘LAD TO BE SOLD’

Before the slave trade was fully professionalized, newspaper editors—including Benjamin Franklin—stepped in to help connect buyers and sellers.

Jordan E. Taylor
Jordan E. Taylor
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Jordan E. Taylor

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