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The North Star, Volume 1, Number 22
May 26, 1848
The North Star, American, 1847 - 1859, Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895, William Cooper Nell, American, 1816 - 1874, Martin Robison Delany, American, 1812 - 1885, Lucretia Mott, American, 1793 - 1880, John Dick, British
The May 26, 1848 issue of the North Star, Volume 1, Number 22. The newspaper is one large sheet of paper that has been folded in half to create a four page spread. Each page is divided into seven columns of black text. On the front page mast head, large black text states [The North Star.] In the row below, the text on the far left reads [FREDERICK DOUGLASS / MR. DELANY, / EDITORS]. In the center, the text of the newspapers slogan reads, [RIGHT IS OF NO SEX - TRUTH IS OF NO COLOR- GOD IS THE FATHER OF US ALL, AND ALL WE ARE BROTHREN] The text on the right of the heading states, [WILLIAM C. NELL, PUBLISHER / JOHN DICK, PRINTER]. The third row has the printed text, [VOL I. NO. 22. / ROCHESTER, N.Y., FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1848. / WHOLE NO. - 22.]. Included on the second page in the second panel is the speech of Lucretia Mott at the American Anti-Slavery Society.
- Title:
- The North Star, Volume 1, Number 22
- Creator:
- The North Star, American, 1847 - 1859, Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895, William Cooper Nell, American, 1816 - 1874, Martin Robison Delany, American, 1812 - 1885, Lucretia Mott, American, 1793 - 1880, John Dick, British
- Date Created:
- May 26, 1848
- Description:
The May 26, 1848 issue of the North Star, Volume 1, Number 22. The newspaper is one large sheet of paper that has been folded in half to create a four page spread. Each page is divided into seven columns of black text. On the front page mast head, large black text states [The North Star.] In the row below, the text on the far left reads [FREDERICK DOUGLASS / MR. DELANY, / EDITORS]. In the center, the text of the newspapers slogan reads, [RIGHT IS OF NO SEX - TRUTH IS OF NO COLOR- GOD IS THE FATHER OF US ALL, AND ALL WE ARE BROTHREN] The text on the right of the heading states, [WILLIAM C. NELL, PUBLISHER / JOHN DICK, PRINTER]. The third row has the printed text, [VOL I. NO. 22. / ROCHESTER, N.Y., FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1848. / WHOLE NO. - 22.]. Included on the second page in the second panel is the speech of Lucretia Mott at the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Item details
- Partner:
- Smithsonian Institution
- Contributing Institution:
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Subjects:
- Black Press
Social reform
Abolitionist movement
Communities
Free communities of color
Mass media
U.S. History, 1815-1861
Freedom
Antislavery
Douglass, Frederick
Nell, William Cooper
Dick, John
The North Star
Delany, Martin Robison
Mott, Lucretia
African Americans
African American - Format:
- Ink on paper
- Rights:
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture