The North Star

The North Star
(Rochester, New York)
April 7, 1849
Page 2
Newspaper
Serial & Government
Publications Division (99.2)

Many periodicals published before the Civil War were characteristically short-lived and chiefly devoted to the abolition of slavery. An exception was Frederick Douglass's North Star, founded in Rochester, New York, in 1847. The North Star's slogan, "Right is of no Sex--Truth is of no Color--God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren," testifies to the broad scope of the newspaper's coverage, including not only emancipation but also women's suffrage and education. In 1851, the paper was renamed Frederick Douglass's Paper and continued for another ten years until Douglass (1817?-1895) was forced to close the paper for financial reasons.