John Henry Murphy, Founder & Editor of the Baltimore Afro-America

On December 25th, 1840, John Henry Murphy (Dec 25, 1840 - Apr 5, 1922) was born. Born enslaved, he became a newspaper publisher, best known as the founder of the ‘Baltimore Afro-American’ (also known colloquially/for short as The AFRO), published by the AFRO-American Newspaper Company of Baltimore, Inc. This newspaper is one of the oldest operating Black family-owned newspapers in the U.S.

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