The North Star was an anti-slavery newspaper founded by the prominent African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglass in 1847. The newspaper was published weekly in Rochester, New York, and provided a platform for Douglass to express his views on abolition, civil rights, and other social justice issues.

The name "The North Star" was inspired by the direction-giving star that guided fugitive slaves seeking freedom in the North. Douglass saw the newspaper as a guiding light for African Americans and other marginalized communities in their pursuit of liberation and equality.

The North Star was widely read by both Black and white audiences and played a crucial role in shaping public opinion on slavery and racial justice. Douglass used the newspaper to advocate for the immediate abolition of slavery, the rights of African Americans to freedom and equality, and the dismantling of institutionalized racism in the United States.

The publication of The North Star ceased in 1851 when Douglass merged it with another abolitionist newspaper, the Liberty Party Paper, to form Frederick Douglass' Paper. The legacy of The North Star lives on as a significant example of African-American activism and journalism in the fight against slavery and racism in the United States.