Video: Charlotte Forten's Mission, Duration: 5:24

Charlotte Forten Grimke

Video: Charlotte Forten's Mission, Duration: 5:24

10/31/2020

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The Department of Afro-American Research Arts Culture features a 5-minute clip from the 1985 film, Charlotte Forten's Mission. The clip focuses on Charlotte Forten Grimké - a free Northern teacher, abolitionist and writer - and her experiences in the South Carolina Sea Islands. The clip contains two key scenes, both occurring during the Port Royal Experiment at the beginning of the Reconstruction Era. The scenes show Forten's attempt to recruit newly freed Black children to attend her school. The second scene shows Forten motivating a young Black teen to learn how to read. Other themes include: economic opportunities for the newly freed and President Lincoln's mission for the black community.

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