Project North Star

The Name

Project North Star is named in honour of Frederick Douglass, writer, speaker, abolitionist. His newspaper, the North Star, worked to end injustice. In this he was helped by people from our region and in particular by Julia Griffiths from Newcastle.

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The Job

Project North Star wants to shout about Black history being British History.

Project North Star wants to shout about our region’s history being part of national and international history.

Project North Star wants to let you hear the voices of amazing people from the past and the present - From our region and from far away.

Project North Star wants to listen and learn.

Project North Star wants to empower students of all backgrounds and teachers to do all of the above.

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The Wish

We want our project, Project North Star, to now become your project.

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