Charlotte Forten Grimké
American anti-slavery activist, poet and educator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charlotte Louise Bridges Grimké (née Forten; August 17, 1837 – July 23, 1914) was an African American anti-slavery activist, poet, and educator. She grew up in a prominent abolitionist family in Philadelphia. She taught school for years, including during the Civil War, to freedmen in South Carolina. Later in life she married Francis James Grimké, a Presbyterian minister who led a major church in Washington, DC, for decades. He was a nephew of the abolitionist Grimké sisters and was active in civil rights.
Charlotte Forten Grimké | |
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Born | Charlotte Louise Bridges Forten (1837-08-17)August 17, 1837 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | July 23, 1914(1914-07-23) (aged 76) |
Alma mater | Salem Normal School For Teachers |
Spouse | Francis James Grimké |
Parent(s) | Robert Bridges Forten Mary Virginia Wood |
Relatives | Margaretta Forten (paternal aunt) Harriet Forten Purvis (paternal aunt) James Forten, Sr. (paternal grandfather) Samuel Johnston (maternal great-grandfather) |
Her diaries written before the end of the Civil War have been published in numerous editions in the 20th century and are significant as a rare record of the life of a free black woman in the antebellum North.[1]