A free Black girl before the Civil War : the diary of Charlotte Forten, 1854

Resource Information

The work A free Black girl before the Civil War : the diary of Charlotte Forten, 1854 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Menasha Public Library (Elisha D. Smith). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

A free Black girl before the Civil War : the diary of Charlotte Forten, 1854

Title remainder

the diary of Charlotte Forten, 1854

Statement of responsibility

edited by Christy Steele with Kerry Graves ; foreword by Suzanne Bunkers ; [illustrator, Linda Clavel]

Creator

• Forten, Charlotte L

Contributor

• Clavel, Linda
• Graves, Kerry A
• Steele, Christy, 1970-

Subject

• African Americans -- Biography
• African Americans -- History
• Antislavery movements
• Antislavery movements -- Massachusetts -- History -- 19th century
• Diaries
• Forten, Charlotte L
• Forten, Charlotte L. -- Diaries
• Free African Americans -- Massachusetts | Salem -- Diaries
• Massachusetts -- Race relations
• Massachusetts -- Social life and customs
• Salem (Mass.) -- Race relations
• Salem (Mass.) -- Social life and customs
• Women -- Biography
• African American teenage girls -- Massachusetts | Salem -- Diaries

Genre

• Diaries
• Biography

Language

eng

Summary

The diary of a sixteen-year-old free African American who lived in Massachusettts in 1854 records her schooling, participation in the antislavery movement, and concern for an arrested fugitive slave. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to this era

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 974.4/5
• B

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

F74.S1

LC item number

F67 2000

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Diaries, letters, and memoirs

Target audience

juvenile