The North Star Begins Publication
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Slavery, Slaves, Media, Journalism, Journalists, Abolition movement, Abolitionists
- Curriculum: African American History, American History 1816-1855
- Geographical Location: New York
- Date: December 3, 1847
Article abstract: The first of Douglass’ newspapers campaigns against slavery and for abolition.
Summary of Event
When the first issue of The North Star appeared on December 3, 1847, critics and readers discovered a newspaper that blended sardonic humor with moral urgency, written in a polished style. Some readers, however, were skeptical of editor Frederick Douglass’ sophistication. Fathered by a white man and born to the slave Harriet Bailey in Talbot County, Maryland, Frederick Bailey had worked in bondage as a slave for Thomas Auld,...
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