Voice of the Fugitive was Canada's first Black newspaper. Founded and edited by Henry Bibb and his wife Mary Bibb, it was first published in 1851 in Sandwich, and moved to Windsor shortly after. It was published until 1853, when on October 9, the office of the newspaper was mysteriously burned to the ground. The Bibbs tried to revive it, but Henry died suddenly in the summer of 1854 at the age of 39. In 1852 James Theodore Holly joined the newspaper as co-owner and co-editor, and was officially named as "corresponding editor and travelling agent".
Voice of the Fugitive was Canada's first Black newspaper. Founded and edited by Henry Bibb and his wife Mary Bibb, it was first published in 1851 in Sandwich, and moved to Windsor shortly after. It was published until 1853, when on October 9, the office of the newspaper was mysteriously burned to the ground. The Bibbs tried to revive it, but Henry died suddenly in the summer of 1854 at the age of 39. In 1852 James Theodore Holly joined the newspaper as co-owner and co-editor, and was officially named as "corresponding editor and travelling agent". Frederick Douglass said the newspaper was a "spirited little sheet, devoted to the cause of fugitives in Canada". (en)
Voice of the Fugitive was Canada's first Black newspaper. Founded and edited by Henry Bibb and his wife Mary Bibb, it was first published in 1851 in Sandwich, and moved to Windsor shortly after. It was published until 1853, when on October 9, the office of the newspaper was mysteriously burned to the ground. The Bibbs tried to revive it, but Henry died suddenly in the summer of 1854 at the age of 39. In 1852 James Theodore Holly joined the newspaper as co-owner and co-editor, and was officially named as "corresponding editor and travelling agent". (en)
