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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 |
by | Christy Steele, et.al | ||||
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CushCity Price: | $22.60 | ||||
| Availability: | Ships immediately | |||||
| ISBN: | 0736803459 | |||||
| Yr Published: | March 2000 | |||||
| Publisher: | Blue Earth Books | |||||
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this Book Reading Level: Ages 8-12 From Booklist Reviewed with Caroline Cowles Richards' A Nineteenth-Century Schoolgirl. Gr. 4-8. These titles, part of the Diaries, Letters, and Memoirs series,
attempt to introduce readers to the first-person accounts of actual Americans. Forten, a
16-year-old African American living in Massachusetts, describes her schooling, her
participation in the antislavery movement, and her reactions to the capture and return of
a fugitive slave. Richards, a 10-year-old living in western New York state, discusses her
family and school life, daily activities in a small town, and her reactions to the
burgeoning women's rights movement. Both volumes begin with an introduction explaining
primary sources, and provide numerous sidebars that clarify terms or topics and offer
related projects. The format, with many illustrations, is pleasing, and the use of two
colors for the text clearly separates the primary material from the commentary. These are
tailor-made for history lessons or creative writing classes exploring the diary form. For
more titles, see the Series Roundup. Kay Weisman |
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