A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War by Charlotte L. Forten; Christy Steele (Editor); Kerry Graves (Editor); Suzanne L. Bunkers (Foreword by)ISBN: 9780736803458
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
The diary of Charlotte Forten, a sixteen-year-old free African American who lived in Massachusettts in 1854 who records her schooling, participation in the anti-slavery movement, and concern for an arrested fugitive slave. Includes activities and a timeline related to this era.