'The North Star'
founded (1847) (jun 26, 1847 – aug 26, 1851)
Description:
"Frederick Douglass founds 'The North Star', a newspaper named after directions given to runaway slaves trying to reach Canada: Follow the North Star.
The motto of 'The North Star' was 'Right is of no Sex--Truth is of no color--God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren."
Source:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/slavery-united-states/
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BIPOC Oppression & Resistance in Canada & the US
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