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The North Star was a nineteenth-century anti-slavery newspaper published from the Talman Building in Rochester, New York, by abolitionists Martin Delany and Frederick Douglass. [1] The paper commenced publication on December 3, 1847, and ceased as The North Star in June 1851, when it merged with Gerrit Smith's Liberty Party Paper (based in ...
Brilliant and capable, Douglass became an active leader and founded The North Star newspaper. As editor of The North Star, Douglass examined many issues of the day including the text and history of the United States Constitution. Over time, Douglass had a well-publicized break with Garrisonian principles and announced [2] his change of opinion ...
Frederick Douglass' Paper: 1851 [47] 1860 [47] Weekly [47] LCCN sn84026366; OCLC 4732866, 10426474; Published by Frederick Douglass. Rochester: The North Star: 1847 [48] 1851 [48] Weekly [48] LCCN sn84026364; OCLC 10426469; Published by John Dick. Edited by Frederick Douglass. [48] Rochester: Star: Weekly [49] Circulation of 2,825 in 1951. [49 ...
Some notable black newspapers of the 19th century were Freedom's Journal (1827–1829), Philip Alexander Bell's Colored American (1837–1841), the North Star (1847–1860), the National Era, The Aliened American in Cleveland (1853–1855), Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851–1863), the Douglass Monthly (1859–1863), The People's Advocate ...
Described as a "well conducted" newspaper, aimed at addressing the issues of the black community in D.C., the New National Era focused on issues of Reconstruction, Republican politics of the day, and Black Washington, D.C. [5] [6] [7] In 1872, Douglass stepped down as editor, and his son Lewis H. Douglass took over from 1873–1874.
This is a list of African American newspapers and media outlets, which is sortable by publication name, city, state, founding date, and extant vs. defunct status. For more detail on a given newspaper, see the linked entries below.
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The Talman Building is a historic site at 25 E. Main Street, Rochester, New York, used as an office by Frederick Douglass in editing and publishing the abolitionist journal, The North Star from 1847 to 1863. [1]