Biography: Charlotte Forten Grimke House

Charlotte Forten Grimke

Biography: Charlotte Forten Grimke House

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Biography

The National Parks Service features a descriptive article on the life experiences and former home of African American abolitionist, writer and Reconstruction Era teacher- Charlotte Forten Grimké. According to the source, Grimké lived in the Dupont Circle area of Washington DC for five years. Other themes include: Grimké's upbringing in a free Black family, her teaching experiences on the South Carolina Sea Islands, her women's rights activism, and involvement in the abolitionist movement.

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