![]() ![]() Under the guidance of the abolitionist society, Douglass became well acquainted with the pursuit of the emancipation of slaves through a New England religious perspective. Douglass disagreed but supported the nonviolent approach to the emancipation of slaves by education and moral suasion. The Garrisonian Liberator was founded upon the notion that the Constitution was fundamentally pro-slavery and that the Union ought to be dissolved. The first of its four pages focused on current events concerning abolitionist issues. It sold by subscription of $2 per year to more than 4,000 readers in the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean. Like The Liberator, The North Star published weekly and was four pages long. The North Star title was a reference to the directions given to runaway slaves trying to reach the Northern states and Canada: "Follow the North Star." Figuratively, Canada was also "the north star." The Liberator was a newspaper established by Garrison and his supporters founded upon moral principles. In 1846, Frederick Douglass was first inspired to publish The North Star after subscribing to The Liberator, a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison. ![]()
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