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Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) North star. [Vol. 1, no. 13 (March 24, 1848)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06865 Author/Creator: Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) Place Written: Rochester, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 24 March 1848 Pagination: 4 p. ; 63 x 45.5 cm. Order a Copy

Douglass' Abolitionist newspaper; re: Theodore Parker's John Quincy Adams eulogy, anti-slavery meetings, etc. Waterstained across top.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

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