This excerpt is from a newspaper article published during the 1800s.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt has long been our anxious wish to see . . . a printing-press and paper, permanently established, under the complete control and direction of the immediate victims of slavery and oppression. . . .%0D%0A%0D%0A. . . The man who has suffered the wrong is the man to demand [amends] . . . and that he who has endured the cruel pangs of Slavery is the man to advocate Liberty.%0D%0A%0D%0A—The North Star, December 3, 1847%0D%0A%0D%0AWhich statement describes the role of this newspaper and its publisher?

The newspaper and its publisher played a role in advocating for the rights and freedom of the victims of slavery and oppression.

who is the publisher?

The publisher of this newspaper excerpt is not specified in the given information.