For the next few Mondays, up until Juneteenth (Emancipation Day), I'll be talking about some of the first black mystery writers. Today we're starting with Writer/journalist/activist John Bruce. His work The Black Sleuth was serialized in 1908. https://books.openedition.org/pufr/5776?lang=en
Also if you want to know more about Juneteenth please enjoy this article on the subject https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth