| Other author/creator | Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. |
| Other author/creator | Delany, Martin Robison, 1812-1885. |
| Other author/creator | Nell, William C. (William Cooper), 1816-1874. |
| Other author/creator | Clough, William B., -1853. |
| Other author/creator | Dick, John, active approximately 1847-1856. |
| Other author/creator | NewsBank, Inc. |
| Uniform title | North star (Rochester, N.Y. : Online) |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| General note | Vol. I, no. 1 (December 3, 1847)-Vol. II, no. 27 (June 29, 1849) edited by Frederick Douglass and M.R. Delany, after which only Douglass is listed as editor. |
| General note | Publisher and printer vary; Vol. I, no. 1 (December 3, 1847)-no. 26 (June 2, 1848) published by William C. Nell, printed by John Dick; Vol. I, no. 27 (June 30, 1848)-Vol. II, no. 52 (December 22, 1849) published [and printed?] by John Dick; published by Frederick Douglass?; Vol. III, no. 6 (February 1, 1850)-no. 23 (May 30, 1850) printed by John Dick; Vol. III, no. 25 (June 13, 1850) onwards printed by William B. Clough. |
| General note | Published weekly on Friday through Vol. III, no. 18 (April 26, 1850); afterwards published weekly on Thursday. |
| General note | Motto on masthead: Right is of no sex - truth is of no color - God is the Father of us all, and all we are brethren. |
| General note | "The object of the North Star will be to attack slavery in all of its forms and aspects, advocate for universal emancipation; exalt the standard of public morality; promote the moral and intellectual improvement of the colored people; and hasten the day of Freedom to the three millions of our enslaved fellow countrymen." |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Special numbering | Vol. I, no. 2 issued January 7, 1848. |
| Special numbering | Issues also numbered consecutively as: Whole no. 1-whole no. 182. |
| Other forms | Also available in print. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Title history note | Merged with: Liberty Party paper in June 1851 to form Frederick Douglass' paper. |
| Source of description | Vol. I, no. 31 (Friday, July 28, 1848). |
| Source of description | Vol. I, no. 31 = Whole no. 31 (Friday, July 28, 1848). |
| Source of description | Vol. IV, no. 24 = Whole no. 180 (Thursday, June 5, 1851). |
| Merged with |
Liberty Party paper |
| Merged with |
Frederick Douglass' paper |
| Genre/form | Electronic journals. |
| LCCN | sn 84026365 |
