Title: A day in the life of a colonial sailmaker
Description: Describes a typical day in the life of James Forten, who was born in Philadelphia to free black parents, learned to be a sailmaker, and later became a wealthy, respected businessman with his own shop.
Subjects: Abolitionists, African American abolitionists, African Americans, Biography, Free African Americans, History, Juvenile literature, Sailmakers, Forten, james, 1766-1842, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, African americans, biography, Abolitionists, juvenile literature
Places: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
People: James Forten (1766-1842)
Time periods: Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775