Sarah Forten

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Sarah Forten was a prominent 19th-century African American abolitionist and writer from Philadelphia who used her poetry and activism to advance the cause of antislavery and racial equality.

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Sarah Forten canonical 2
Charlotte Vandine Forten 1
Sarah Louisa Forten 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American activist
abolitionist
human
poet
writer
activeInPeriod 19th century
causeAdvocated African American rights
abolition of slavery
racial equality
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedAs prominent 19th-century African American abolitionist and writer from Philadelphia
ethnicCommunity free Black community of Philadelphia
ethnicity African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Forten
fieldOfWork African American literature
antislavery activism
women’s rights and racial equality
gender female
genre abolitionist literature
poetry
givenName Sarah
knownFor African American abolitionist activism
advocacy for racial equality
antislavery poetry
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Forten family of Philadelphia
movement African American civil rights movement (19th century)
abolitionism
notableRelative James Forten
notableWork Poems published in The Liberator
occupation abolitionist
poet
writer
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfResidence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia
publicationVenue The Liberator
usedMedium poetry
public activism
workLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia

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Harriet Forten Purvis mother Charlotte Vandine Forten
linked to: Sarah Forten
Harriet Forten Purvis sibling Sarah Louisa Forten
linked to: Sarah Forten