John Edward Bruce, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Edward Bruce

American journalist

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1856

Place of Birth: Piscataway, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 07-Aug-1924

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

John Edward Bruce, also known as Bruce Grit or J.
E.
Bruce-Grit (February 22, 1856 – August 7, 1924), was an American journalist, historian, writer, orator, civil rights activist and Pan-African nationalist.
He was born a slave in Maryland; as an adult, he founded numerous newspapers along the East Coast, as well as co-founding (with Arthur Alfonso Schomburg) the Negro Society for Historical Research in New York.