<P> The North Star was a nineteenth - century anti-slavery newspaper published from the Talman Building in Rochester, New York by abolitionist Frederick Douglass . The paper commenced publication on December 3, 1847 and ceased as The North Star in June 1851 when it merged with Gerrit Smith's Liberty Party Paper (based in Syracuse, New York) to form Frederick Douglass' Paper . The North Star's slogan was "Right is of no Sex--Truth is of no Color--God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren ." </P> <P> In 1846, Frederick Douglass was first inspired to publish The North Star after subscribing to The Liberator, a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison . The Liberator was a newspaper established by Garrison and his supporters founded upon moral principles . The North Star title was a reference to the directions given to runaway slaves trying to reach the Northern states and Canada: Follow the North Star . Published weekly, The North Star was four pages long and sold by subscription at the cost of $2 per year to more than 4,000 readers in the United States, Europe, and the West Indies . The first of its four pages focused on current events concerning abolitionist issues . </P>

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