Frederick Douglass Newspaper
Rochester, New York: Frederick Douglass, 1855. Rare original anti-slavery newspaper edited and published by the abolitionist preacher and reformer Frederick Douglass. Published September 21, 1855. Vol. VIII., No. 40, Whole No. 404.
Small chip at right edge of each leaf, dampstaining and light foxing, a few pinholes and further wear, overall very good.
He first published his paper The North Star in 1847, but changed the title to Frederick Douglass' Paper in June 1851 when it merged with Gerrit Smith's Liberty Party Paper. The present issue, leads off with an account of the founding of the State Suffrage Association of New York. Other articles include "American Slavery—Its Assumed Necessity"; "Condition of Fugitives in Canada"; "The Free Labor Movement"; "United States and Canada—A Parallel"; "Phrenology"; "White Slaves Recovering Their Freedom"; "A Visit to Passmore Williamson"; a poem titled "Lines Suggested by the Death of Mrs. Professor Stuart, of Andover Mass" by H.B.S. [Harriet Beecher Stowe?]; and an announcement of the General Convention of Radical Political Abolitionists. Also included are advertisements for Frederick Douglass' book My Bondage and My Freedom; Ayer's Pills and Cherry Pectoral; and an exhibition of the Diorama of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Item #6739
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