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Upon his return to New York, he founded the "North Star" newspaper.
Upon his return to New York, he founded the "North Star" newspaper.
== Frederick Douglass on religion ==
<blockquote>I was not more than thirteen years old, when in my loneliness and destitution I longed for some one to whom I could go, as to a father and protector. The preaching of a white Methodist minister, named Hanson, was the means of causing me to feel that in God I had such a friend. He thought that all men, great and small, bond and free, were sinners in the sight of God: that they were by nature rebels against His government; and that they must repent of their sins, and be reconciled to God through Christ. I cannot say that I had a very distinct notion of what was required of me, but one thing I did know well: I was wretched and had no means of making myself otherwise.<br />I consulted a good old colored man named Charles Lawson, and in tones of holy affection he told me to pray, and to "cast all my care upon God." This I sought to do; and though for weeks I was a poor, broken-hearted mourner, traveling through doubts and fears, I finally found my burden lightened, and my heart relieved. I loved all mankind, slaveholders not excepted, though I abhorred slavery more than ever. I saw the world in a new light, and my great concern was to have everybody converted. My desire to learn increased, and especially, did I want a thorough acquaintance with the contents of the Bible.<ref>Douglass, Frederick (1882); ''The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: From 1817–1882''. 3rd edition by John Lobb. Christian Age Office. p. 63.</ref></blockquote>
His motto was "Right is of no sex - Truth is of no color - God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren."
His motto was "Right is of no sex - Truth is of no color - God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren."