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Frederick Douglass' North Star

1847 · 19th Century

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The North Star was an anti-slavery newspaper which began publishing in December of 1847 in Rochester, New York, by the abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Its famous motto was "Right is of no Sex - Truth is of no Color - God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren."

Key Figures

Frederick DouglassMartin R. DelanyWilliam Cooper NellJulia Griffiths

Locations

Talman BuildingRochester, New York

Topics

black historyUSAimportantpeople

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