What is Transatlantic Reconnection?

An interactive learning platform connecting continental African students with the history, culture, and diaspora narratives of the African American experience.

Historical Figure

Charlotte Forten Grimké

1837 – 1912

Charlotte Forten Grimké was an influential abolitionist, educator, and writer born into a prominent free Black family in Philadelphia. During the Reconstruction era, she dedicated her life to teaching and advocating for the rights of formerly enslaved people, becoming the first Black woman to teach in the Sea Islands of South Carolina.

Reconstruction Freedom and Resistance Education Faith Communities

Related Places & Museums

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

Beaufort, SC

The nation's only national park dedicated exclusively to the Reconstruction era, located in Beaufort County, South Carolina — where formerly enslaved ...

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Robert Smalls

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