[African-Americana] Frederick Douglass' Paper, Devoted to the Rights of all Mankind, Without Distinction of Color, Class, or Clime

Rochester, New York, May 4, 1860. Vol. XIII, No. 21, Whole No. 644. Printed newspaper. Folio. 4 pp. Creasing from old folds, toning along same; scattered spotting; two small holes at center of first sheet, repaired tear above same; old ownership signature in pencil at top of first page ("Stephen Reeves").

A scarce issue of this important newspaper, founded and edited by abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass. In June 1851, at the encouragement of abolitionist Gerrit Smith, Douglass merged his newspaper The North Star with The Liberty Party Paper (of Syracuse), to form the present publication. Issued weekly, it centered on anti-slavery and other social reform causes. The present representative example reports on a variety of issues, including the rescue of fugitive slaves, a visit to the home of John Brown, accounts of lynching in the south, an account of the life of Elijah P. Lovejoy, various reports of anti-slavery measures, letters from African American authors, and a notification that the newspaper will become a monthly.

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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[African-Americana] Frederick Douglass' Paper, Devoted to the Rights of all Mankind, Without Distinction of Color, Class, or Clime

How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[African-Americana] Frederick Douglass' Paper, Devoted to the Rights of all Mankind, Without Distinction of Color, Class, or Clime

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