Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847-1874: Now Online. The North Star (Rochester, N.Y.), December 3, 1847, p. 1.

What did The North Star newspaper do?

He established the abolitionist paper The North Star on December 3, 1847, in Rochester, NY, and developed it into the most influential black antislavery paper published during the antebellum era. It was used to not only denounce slavery, but to fight for the emancipation of women and other oppressed groups.

Who purchased his freedom from his slaveholder and started a newspaper called The North Star?

After two years of lecturing in England, Scotland, and Ireland, Douglass’s freedom was purchased by abolitionist friends and he returned to the United States a free man. Upon his return in 1847, Douglass began his first newspaper, The North Star which later became Frederick Douglass’ Paper.

When was the North Star newspaper first published?

First published on December 3, 1847, using funds Douglass earned during a speaking tour in Great Britain and Ireland, The North Star soon developed into one of the most influential African American antislavery publications of the pre-Civil War era.

Why was the North Star an African American newspaper?

The North Star. In the first issue of The North Star, Douglass explained his reasons for establishing an African American-owned newspaper. He emphasized that he did not want to seem ungrateful to people such as William Lloyd Garrison, a white abolitionist who published the antislavery paper The Liberator.

What was the slogan of the North Star?

The North Star’ s slogan was “Right is of no Sex—Truth is of no Color—God is the Father of us all, and all we are Brethren.” In 1846, Frederick Douglass was first inspired to publish The North Star after subscribing to The Liberator, a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison.

Why was the North Star not a success?

Despite Douglass’s efforts, the paper was not a financial success. He earned extra money lecturing and even mortgaged his home in 1848 to keep the newspaper going. By 1851, financial difficulties caused him to merge The North Star with the Liberty Party Paper, a newspaper published by the abolitionist Gerrit Smith.