A day in the life of a colonial sailmaker

By Laurie Krebs

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Biography, African americans, biography, African Americans, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, Sailmakers, African American abolitionists, Abolitionists, History, Abolitionists, juvenile literature, Free African Americans, Forten, james, 1766-1842

Description: Describes a typical day in the life of James Forten, who was born in Philadelphia to free black parents, learned to be a sailmaker, and later became a wealthy, respected businessman with his own shop.