#charlottefortengrimké

[abwwia]

Charlotte Louise Bridges Forten Grimké (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. 

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. via Wikipedia

#celebritingwomen #HerStory #CharlotteFortenGrimké #antislavery #BlackHerStory #importantwomen #PalianShow #PolishFeminists #blackwomen

[gullahislandfarmer]

It was my pleasure to portray Miss Charlotte Forten (Grimké) during the tea given in her honor. On October 31st we celebrated the arrival of Ms. Forten to St Helena Island to serve as the first Negro teacher at the Penn School. Ms. Forten, who later married Rev. Francis Grimké of Charleston and nephew of the abolitionists Grimké sisters, arrived the last week of October 1862. What a tremendous accomplishment it was for a young Black, female teacher filled with gumption to influence the lives of her students. Her journals and articles submitted to abolitionist newspapers have given us a taste of what it was like for her, a privileged free woman, to enter the Deep South and experience the difficulties of the newly freed, though referred to as contraband, Negro people on St. Helena Island. Amidst the Union Army, northern abolitionists, while the Confederate Army was still active in the area and threatened their safety. The adventures of Ms. Forten and the other teachers, Ellen Murray and Laura Towne are are a must read for history buffs. Our youth portrayed local Gullah historical figures that evening, a scavenger hunt was held, the drummers and dancers perform and treats were available for all to enjoy! #penncenter1862 #sthelenaislandsc #gullahgeechee #gullahculture #culture #history #charlotteforten #charlottefortengrimke #charlottefortengrimké #ancestors #reinactment (at Saint Helena Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4d2cawAktC/?igshid=1jtfn4opupy2y

[gullahislandfarmer]

We hope to see you at the 37th Annual Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration NOVEMBER 7-9, 2019We will be there with a farm presentation during Friday’s Youth and Family Day. Heritage Days Celebration is a three-day cultural event celebrating Penn School - Penn Center, and the Gullah Geechee history, folk arts, food, music, crafts and West and Central African cultural legacy. Located at Penn Center—formerly the Penn School, one of the first schools for formerly enslaved Africans and their descendants living in the Sea Islands of South Carolina—visitors can experience the unique setting of the 50-acre Penn School National Historic Landmark District. Youth & Family Day with lots of educational "fun fuh de chillun and famlee" (fun for the children and family). #gullahgeechee #penncenter #pennschool1862 #lauratowne #ellenmurray #charlotteforten #charlottefortengrimké #sweetgrassbaskets #reconstructionera #seaislands #barrierislands #sthelenaislandsc #celebrations #panafrican #africandiaspora #africanamericans #history #blackhistory (at Penn School Historic District) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4dJ88sAo_p/?igshid=kks6f91kr0eb

[gullahislandfarmer]

You're invited to celebrate Women's History Month with us on the farm, around the campfire. Saturday, March 27, 2021 6:30-8:30 PM Hear stories about Susie King Taylor, Charlotte Forten Grimke',Clara Barton, and Harriet Tubman, how they served Gullah Geechee communities here in the Beaufort District during the Civil War and Reconstruction Era. Sing songs they sang and enjoy a, farm to table meal as you sit around a fire in the beauty of Lowcountry. Registration opens March 5th. Campers, Hikers, Bikers, Kayakers are welcome to set up camp on the farm. Make your reservation through Hipcamp where we are listed as 'Friendly Fowl Farm' Be on the lookout for more information about this event. #farmtotable #farmtotabledinner #travel #travelphotography #gullahgeechee #gullah #gullahculture #geechee #sclowcountry #beaufortsc #sthelenaislandsc #veteranowned #scgrown #foodiesofinstagram #foodies #southernfood #eatlocal #eatlocalgrown #history #blackhistory #womenshistorymonth #hipcamp #outdoorafro #bipocoutdoors #bipocbusiness #americanredcross #clarabarton #harriettubman #charlottefortengrimké #susiekingtaylor (at Morning Glory Homestead) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLumN8rhKYb/?igshid=ytfioirhju7g