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Forten, Charlotte

Diary of Charlotte Forten: A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War

32 pp. | Capstone | January, 2014 | Library ISBN 978-1-4765-4196-9 $26.65 | Paper ISBN 978-1-4765-5139-5 $7.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4765-5988-9
(3) 4-6 Fact Finders: First-Person Histories series. These well-conceived texts use primary-source accounts to access moments in American history. Pages with bold two-tone color schemes offer diary excerpts, archival photos and period illustrations, vocabulary definitions, and relevant sidebars. An introduction provides historical context for the account; back matter includes a timeline juxtaposing the subject's life with political history and Common Core critical thinking questions. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Fact Finders: First-Person Histories titles: Diary of Carrie Berry and Diary of Charlotte Forten.
Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer

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