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In 1847 Douglass founded an antislavery newspaper in Rochester, New York, called The North Star. While in Rochester, Douglass helped to smuggle freedom seekers to Canada via the Underground Railroad .
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English Quakers raised money to purchase his freedom, and in...
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The North Star, antislavery newspaper published by African...
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The North Star was a nineteenth-century anti-slavery newspaper published from the Talman Building in Rochester, New York, by abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
English Quakers raised money to purchase his freedom, and in 1847 he returned home, now legally free. That year, Douglass founded a new antislavery newspaper, The North Star —later renamed Frederick Douglass’s Paper —in Rochester, New York.
How did William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass differ in what Douglass’ role should be in the abolitionist movement? Why was starting The North Star newspaper so important to Frederick Douglass? What was The North Star able to communicate about slavery that William Lloyd Garrison could not?
Frederick Douglass. How this former enslaved person inspired others to fight for freedom. By C.M. Tomlin. Frederick Douglass was born an enslaved person in February 1818. When he was about...
Kids learn about the biography of Frederick Douglass an enslaved person who taught himself to read and then became a leader in fighting for the civil rights of African-Americans and women.
The North Star, antislavery newspaper published by African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass. 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.
