Sojourner Truth
Born 1797
Ulster County, New York
Died November 26, 1883
Battle Creek, Michigan
Abolitionist and women's rights activist
The energetic Sojourner Truth is remembered as one o...
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Sojourner Truth (ca. 1797-1883) was a black American freedom fighter and orator. She believed herself chosen by God to preach His word and to help with the abolitionist effort to free her people.Sojou...
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Sojourner Truth is one of the most enduringly popular American nineteenth-century historical figures. Born into slavery from which she was not released until she was thirty years old, Sojourner Truth,...
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Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) was a black American freedom fighter and orator. She believed herself chosen by God to preach His word and to help with the abolitionist effort to free her people. Sojourne...
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Sojourner Truth was an ex-slave and fiery abolitionist. She was also a riveting preacher and spellbinding singer who dazzled listeners with her wit and originality. She was a domestic cleaner by da...
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In Her early years Isabella Baumfree was born into slavery. She was born in Ulster County, New York in a Dutch settlement in 1797. She was sold many times throughout her life. Being a slave brought ma...
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Sojourner Truth lived a long and productive life. She met spoke to and for many important people along her journey such as congressmen and two presidents. Truth had a quick wit abo...
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