Who was Daniel Rudd? (A Black History Biography)

Daniel Rudd (August 7, 1854—1933) was a Black Catholic journalist and early Civil Rights leader.

He is known for starting in 1885 what has been called "the first newspaper printed by and for Black Americans", the Ohio Tribune—which he later expanded into the American Catholic Tribune, purported to the first Black-owned national newspaper. Listen to the full biography and Shalone's commentary below.