Douglass Publishes "The North Star"

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In Rochester, NY, Frederick Douglass publishes abolitionist newspaper "The North Star."

In Rochester, New York, the last stop on the Underground Railroad, Frederick Douglass published abolitionist newspaper "The North Star," naming it after the icon followed by so many escaping slaves on their quest to freedom.

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