dec 3, 1847 - North Star is first published
Description:
Frederic Douglas established the abolitionist paper The North Star on December 3, 1847, in Rochester, NY, and made 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 as wellAdded to timeline:
Date:
dec 3, 1847
Now
~ 176 years ago
