Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth

Influential orator and abolitionist Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in 1797.

Fast Facts:

Born: 1797
Birth Name: Isabella Baumfree
Only spoke Dutch until she was 9 years old
Follower of "The Kingdom of Matthias" cult
Dictated her memoirs to her friend Olive Gilbert
Grandson James Caldwell fought in the Civil War

Journey to Freedom

Sojourner Truth was born into a life of slavery in a town north of New York City. After being sold to various other slave owners, she escaped and made her way to freedom during the time when New York was beginning its process of making slavery illegal.

Activism

After winning her freedom, she began to speak out against slavery as well as the injustices that were leveled against women. One of her most referred to speeches is entitled "Ain't I a Woman?" When the civil war broke out, she strove to recruit black soldiers to fight for the Union Army.

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The Mahalo Top 7

SojournerTruth.org: Sojourner Truth Institute
Project Gutenberg: The Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Olive Gilbert and Sojourner Truth
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: "Ain't I a Woman?" speech
Sojourner Truth House
Wikipedia: Sojourner Truth
About.com: Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Project in Florence, Massachusetts

Sojourner Truth Articles and Profiles

Answers.com Sojourner Truth
University of Virginia Library: "Sojourner Truth, The Libyan Sibyl" by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1863)
Houghton Mifflin: Heath Anthology: Sojourner Truth entry
Lakewood, Ohio Public Library: Women in History: "Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)"
PBS.org: This Far by Faith: Sojourner Truth
State University of New York, New Paltz: Sojourner Truth in Ulster County, New York
LearningToGive.org: Sojourner Truth bio by Amelia E. Clark

Sojourner Truth Speeches

SojournerTruth.org: Sojourner Truth Speeches
About.com: Sojourner Truth Speeches

Sojourner Truth Books

Google Book Search: Sojourner Truth
Amazon.com: Sojourner Truth
Feminist Press: Journey Toward Freedom: The Story of Sojourner Truth by Jacqueline Bernard

Sojourner Truth Photos and Videos

Sojourner Truth Institute: Index of historical photos
Google Images: Sojourner Truth
YouTube: Zuhairah as Sojourner Truth in Richard LaMonte Pierce's play
YouTube: Gumbo TV 35 - Sojourner Truth (student production)
YouTube: Hillary Clinton and Sheila Jackson Lee Celebrate Sojourner Truth
YouTube: Sojourner Truth search

Sojourner Truth Timeline

Sojourner Truth Institute: Sojourner's Biography
1797: Born into slavery, as Isabella Baumfree, in Swartekill, New York
1806: Sold for $100 to John Neely
1815: Gives birth to first child, Diana
1826: Escapes to freedom with daughter Sophia
June 1, 1843: Changes name to Sojourner Truth
1851: Delivers best-known spech, "Ain't I a Woman?"
1870: Meets with President Ulysses S. Grant
November 26, 1883: Dies in Battle Creek, Michigan

Related Pages on Mahalo

Harriet Tubman | Slavery in America | American Civil War | Ulysses S. Grant | Abraham Lincoln | Harriet Beecher Stowe

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