The "North Star" is a newspaper that was created by Frederick Douglass, which he started in Rochester, New York. The first publication was issued on December 3, 1847 after his tour of speeches in Britain and Ireland, since he used it as a main source of funding for his newspaper. Douglass chose the name of the newspaper to be called the "North Star" because it is the object that the slaves use in the sky as a source of direction and navigation so they can find their way to freedom. The motto of the news is "Right is of no sex—Truth is of no color—God is the Father of us all, and we are brethren." This shows Douglass' strong belief in freedom and equality of all color and sexes.

      Many egalitarian women believed in the equality of blacks in America. When he was visiting England, two women, Anna and Ellen Richardson raised $2,174 for him to start the newspaper. Later after the newspaper had been created, another two Englishwomen, Julia and Eliza Griffiths, came to Rochester and moved in with the Douglass family to help as staff for the newspaper. Some others such as William Lloyd Garrison, believed that there would be too much competition between The North Star  and The Liberator.  Therefore, Douglass resolved not to publish his newspaper in Boston but in Rochester to be fair to his friends in Massachusetts. The main goal of The North Star  was to "attack Slavery in all its forms and aspects". The newspaper then merged with the Liberty Party Paper in June of 1851.