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Stanley Turkel (13 de enero de 2005). «Charlotte Forten Grimke». Heroes of the American Reconstruction: Profiles of Sixteen Educators, Politicians and Activists. McFarland. pp. 59-61. ISBN978-0-7864-4250-8.