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

A free Black girl before the Civil War : the diary of Charlotte Forten, 1854 / edited by Christy Steele with Kerry Graves ; foreword by Suzanne Bunkers ; [illustrator, Linda Clavel].

Author/creator	Forten, Charlotte L.
Other author/creator	Steele, Christy, 1970-
Other author/creator	Graves, Kerry A.
Other author/creator	Clavel, Linda, illustrator.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Mankato, Minn. : Blue Earth Books, ©2000.
Description	32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Forten, Charlotte L. Journal--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. Salem (Mass.)--Race relations --Juvenile literature. Salem (Mass.)--Social life and customs --Juvenile literature. Massachusetts--Race relations. Massachusetts--Social life and customs.

Series	Diaries, letters, and memoirs Diaries, letters, and memoirs. ^A668741
Abstract	The diary of a sixteen-year-old free African American who lived in Massachusetts 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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	99015276
ISBN	0736803459