A free Black girl before the Civil War
Subtitle: the diary of Charlotte Forten, 1854
By: edited by Christy Steele with Kerry Graves ; foreword by Suzanne Bunkers ; [illustrator, Linda Clavel].
Contributors: Steele, Christy, 1970-; Graves, Kerry A.; Clavel, Linda, ill.
Series: Diaries, letters, and memoirs
Publisher: Blue Earth Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Forten, Charlotte L. -- Juvenile literature; Forten, Charlotte L; African American teenage girls -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature; Free African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature; Antislavery movements -- Massachusetts -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Antislavery movements; African Americans -- History; Diaries; African Americans -- Biography; Women -- Biography; Salem (Mass.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature; Salem (Mass.) -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature; Massachusetts -- Race relations; Massachusetts -- Social life and customs
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Diaries; Biography.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.