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This essay investigates the formative years of African-American poet, educator, and human rights activist Charlotte Forten [Grimke] in 1850s Salem, Massachusetts, to discuss her conflicted racial and gender identity. It also explores how various personal and professional challenges hindered young Forten's efforts to establish an independent, fulfilling life.

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This essay investigates the formative years of Charlotte Forten [Grimke], an African-American poet, educator, and human rights activist, in Salem, Massachusetts in the 1850s. It examines her conflicting racial and gender identity, as well as the personal and professional challenges that hindered her efforts to establish an independent and fulfilling life.