Which abolitionist founded the North Star newspaper?

• A. David Walker
• B. Frederick Douglass
• C. Angelina Grimké
• D. William Lloyd Garrison

Answer: (B)

This question tests your knowledge of abolitionist leaders and the publications they used to spread their message. Frederick Douglass, a formerly enslaved man who became a leading abolitionist and orator, founded The North Star in 1847 in Rochester, New York. The newspaper gave Douglass a direct platform to share his own experiences, argue against slavery, and advocate for immediate emancipation and full rights for Black Americans. It reached both Black and white readers and helped mobilize support for abolition across the country and beyond, showing how print media could drive social reform. Other abolitionists contributed in important ways—David Walker produced a radical pamphlet urging resistance, Angelina Grimké wrote influential abolitionist and reform writings, and William Lloyd Garrison published his own abolitionist paper, The Liberator—but The North Star is specifically associated with Douglass as its founder.