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Sojourner Truth ( / soʊˈdʒɜːrnər, ˈsoʊdʒɜːrnər /; [1] born Isabella Baumfree; c. 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance. [2] Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in ...
Jul 15, 2024 · Sojourner Truth, African American evangelist and reformer who applied her religious fervor to the abolitionist and women’s rights movements. Obeying a supernatural call to ‘travel up and down the land,’ she sang, preached, and debated throughout the eastern and midwestern U.S.
Oct 29, 2009 · Sojourner Truth was an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s rights activist and author who was born into slavery before escaping to freedom in 1826. After gaining her...
Feb 1, 1999 · A formerly enslaved woman, Sojourner Truth became an outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women’s rights in the nineteenth century. Her Civil War work earned her an invitation to meet President Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
Civil rights pioneer. Now the full story of the American icon’s life and faith is finally coming to light. A close-up of Sojourner Truth’s face in statue created by Woodrow Nash. An 1883 New...
On Pentecost 1843, at the height of the Millerite millenarian movement, she changed her name to Sojourner Truth and struck out as an itinerant preacher. Her obvious intelligence, moving singing voice, and powerful speech drew crowds, first in the service of charismatic religion, then for more secular ethical concerns.
Dec 29, 2023 · Born into bondage in New York, escaped slave Sojourner Truth was a renowned champion for abolition, women's rights, temperance, and prison reform during the 19th Century. Sojourner Truth attended the First National Women’s Rights Convention held at Worcester, Massachusetts in 1850. Image Source: Library of Congress.
Dec 10, 2019 · African-American activist and abolitionist, Sojourner Truth, was born into slavery but escaped to freedom in 1826. This guide provides access to Library of Congress digitized materials, links to external websites, and a selected print bibliography.
Sojourner Truth Portrait (c.1864) The Woman, The Myth, The Legend As an itinerant preacher, abolitionist, and women's rights activist, Sojourner Truth spoke out against the injustices affecting various communities.
Sojourner Truth: ex-slave and fiery abolitionist, figure of imposing physique, riveting preacher and spellbinding singer who dazzled listeners with her wit and originality. Straight-talking and unsentimental, Truth became a national symbol for strong black women—indeed, for all strong women.
