Historical Journal: The Journal of Charlotte Forten

Charlotte Forten Grimke

Historical Journal: The Journal of Charlotte Forten

1988

Historical Journal

HathiTrust features the digitized copy of "The Journal of Charlotte L. Forten," written by Forten during the pre-Civil War Era, during the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era. Themes include: Forten's free abolitionist family and upbringing, her teaching days in Salem (MA), her experiences working with newly freed people during the Port Royal Experiment in the South Carolina Sea Islands, and her general perspective on the country's transition from slavery to emancipation.

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