Biography: "Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837-1914) Abolitionist, Educator, Journal Author"
Subject
Charlotte Forten Grimke
Title
Biography: "Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837-1914) Abolitionist, Educator, Journal Author"
Date
5/13/2009
Type
Biography
Description
Note: See pages 59-66.
The digitized book excerpt was taken from Stanley Turkel's Heroes of the American Reconstruction: Profiles of Sixteen Educators, Politicians and Activists and features a biography on the life of Charlotte Forten Grimké- an African American teacher, abolitionist, and writer. Themes include: Grimké's free Northern abolitionist upbringing, teaching career, associations with well known abolitionists, fragile health, writings on racial equality, thoughts on July 4th, and her meeting with Harriet Tubman.
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The digitized book excerpt was taken from Stanley Turkel's Heroes of the American Reconstruction: Profiles of Sixteen Educators, Politicians and Activists and features a biography on the life of Charlotte Forten Grimké- an African American teacher, abolitionist, and writer. Themes include: Grimké's free Northern abolitionist upbringing, teaching career, associations with well known abolitionists, fragile health, writings on racial equality, thoughts on July 4th, and her meeting with Harriet Tubman.
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Publisher
Google Books (Book Publisher: MacFarland & Company Inc. Publishers)
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“Biography: "Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837-1914) Abolitionist, Educator, Journal Author",” Project Reconstruction, accessed April 25, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/92.