Historical Newspaper: Charlotte Forten Grimke's Wedding Announcement
Subject
Charlotte Forten Grimke
Title
Historical Newspaper: Charlotte Forten Grimke's Wedding Announcement
Date
12/29/1878
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 5th column, 3rd to last paragraph.
Chronicling America features a June 29, 1878 article from the New Orleans Daily Democrat announcing Charlotte Forten Grimké's wedding to Rev. James Grimké. Charlotte Forten Grimké was an African American abolitionist, teacher, and writer. The article refers to Grimké's Washington D.C. wedding as "a wedding in colored high life." It provides a brief account of Grimké and her husband's education, and states that she is the only Black woman "who has been a paid contributor to the Atlantic Monthly" newspaper.
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Chronicling America features a June 29, 1878 article from the New Orleans Daily Democrat announcing Charlotte Forten Grimké's wedding to Rev. James Grimké. Charlotte Forten Grimké was an African American abolitionist, teacher, and writer. The article refers to Grimké's Washington D.C. wedding as "a wedding in colored high life." It provides a brief account of Grimké and her husband's education, and states that she is the only Black woman "who has been a paid contributor to the Atlantic Monthly" newspaper.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The New Orleans Daily Democrat, LA)
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“Historical Newspaper: Charlotte Forten Grimke's Wedding Announcement,” Project Reconstruction, accessed April 20, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/103.