John Brown Russwurm made history as one of the first African Americans to graduate from college in the United States. He graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine on September 6, 1826, and his accomplishment was groundbreaking at the time. Russwurm’s achievement was part of a broader movement of African Americans seeking education despite the immense challenges and barriers they faced due to racial prejudice.
Russwurm went on to become a notable figure in the abolitionist movement and was one of the founders of the Freedom’s Journal, the first African American-owned and operated newspaper in the U.S. His work as an educator and journalist helped pave the way for future generations of African American leaders.
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