Charlotte Forten Grimké
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 110 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 17,1837 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Philadelphia |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 23,1914 |
| Died | Washington |
| D.C. | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Francis James Grimké |
| Parent(s) | Robert Bridges |
| Job | Poet |
| Journalist | |
| Essayist | |
| Books | The journals of Charlotte Forten Grimké |
| A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War: The Diary of Charlotte Forten, 1854 | |
| The Journal of Charlotte L. Forten: A Young Black Woman's Reaction to the White World of the Civil War Era | |
| Current partner | Francis James Grimké |
| Parents | Robert Bridges Forten; Mary Virginia Wood |
| Education | Salem State University |
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| ID | 599621 |
Charlotte Forten Grimké Life story
Charlotte Louise Bridges Forten Grimké 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.
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