With the purchase of a printing press and assistance Douglass determined to begin an African American newspaper that would engage the anti-slavery movement politically, Douglass said, "I still see before me a life of toil and trials..., but, justice must be done, the truth must be told...I will not be silent." On October 28, 1847, writing to a close friend he declared, "I have finally decided on publishing the North Star in Rochester and to make that city my future home."
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Douglass Sets the Pace For Black Liberation Through His Newspapers
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