The Fortens were one of the most prominent black families in Philadelphia. Wealthy sailmaker James Forten and his wife Charlotte Vandine Forten headed the family; their daughters were Margaretta (c.

At a meeting of a respectable portion of the free people of color of the city of Richmond, on Friday, January 24, 1817, William Bowler was appointed chairman, and Lentey Craw, secretary. The ...

The blues. An evocative word used more than two centuries ago by John James Audubon when he wrote to his wife that he “had ...

Charlotte Forten Grimké was an abolitionist, a poet, an educator, and a civil-rights activist. She was born into a wealthy family of African American abolitionists and received a private education.

Terwijl marines blijven investeren in deze drijvende forten, beloven toekomstige generaties vliegdekschepen nog meer mogelijkheden. De geplande Franse opvolger van de Charles de Gaulle ...