Diary of Charlotte Forten: A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War
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A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War
Charlotte Forten recorded her first journal entry at the age of 16 in May 1854. She had recently left her father’s home in Pennsylvania to live and attend school in Salem, Massachusetts. This chance to learn in a public school was a rare opportunity for a free African-American during the period of slavery.
In the 1850s most African-Americans living in the United States were slaves. Northern states did not allow slavery but southern states did. Owners could treat their slaves as they wanted. Very few slaves received an education.
Charlotte grew up in the North with friends and family who spoke out against slavery. Her mother, Mary Virginia Forten, was a founding member of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society. She died when Charlotte was 3 years old. Charlotte continued to live with her father, Robert Forten, in the free state of Pennsylvania after her mother died. Charlotte’s father worked in the family’s successful sailmaking business and was an abolitionist.
Charlotte Forten’s diary entry from July 23, 1863
In 1854 even free states and territories in the United States did not allow African-Americans to go to school with white students. Segregation forced free African-Americans to set up their own schools. Funds for these schools were limited. African-Americans often struggled to pay for books and school supplies.
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