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Sojourner Truth was the most prominent African American woman to participate in both the abolition of slavery and women’s rights movements in the 19th century. Her activity just before and during the Civil War earned an invitation to meet President Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
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Truth never learned to read or write and was considered poor and uneducated. Yet she overcame educational obstacles and became famous for her many public speeches related to abolition and women’s rights including her “Ain’t inom a Woman” speech given at the 1851 at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. The message of the speech was the hardships women endured for being considered unequal to men. To help support herself she also sold photographs of herself as well as her book, Narrative of besökare Truth, written by a ghostwriter since sh
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Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
1797 - 1883
NAME: Isabella Baumfree (Sojourner Truth)
BIRTHDATE: 1797
BIRTHPLACE: Ulster County, New York
FAMILY BACKGROUND: Sojourner Truth was born in 1797 on the Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh estate in Swartekill, in Ulster County, a Dutch settlement in upstate New York. Her given name was Isabella Baumfree (also spelled Bomefree). She was one of 13 children born to Elizabeth and James Baumfree, also slaves on the Hardenbergh plantation. She spoke only Dutch until she was sold from her family around the age of nine. Because of the cruel treatment she suffered at the hands of a later master, she learned to speak English quickly, but had a Dutch accent for the rest of her life.
Source: Abraham Lincoln: The War Years Vol. 2, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc
(photograph circa 1862) © www.nps.gov
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: She was first sold around age 9 when her second master (Charles Hardenbergh) died in 1808. She was sold t
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Discover the life of Sojourner Truth—a story about being bold and brave for kids ages 6 to 9
Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree, was one of the most important leaders in the anti-slavery movement. Before she fought for freedom and changed American history, she was a young enslaved girl who wanted a better life for herself and for all Black people. She overcame many incredible challenges as she bravely stood up for equality and justice. This chapter book for young readers explores how Sojourner escaped slavery to become one of America's greatest champions for human rights.