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Sojourner Truth (/ s oʊ ˈ dʒ ɜːr n ər, ˈ s oʊ dʒ ɜːr n ər /; [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]
In 1835, Matthews and his housekeeper Isabella (later known as Sojourner Truth) were accused of murdering Pierson. However, they were acquitted due to lack of evidence, and Truth's presentation of several letters verifying her trustworthiness as a servant. The trial then focused on the reported beating of his daughter which he was found guilty of.
Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree, in 1797 in Ulster County, New York. Truth ran from her enslaver in 1827 after he went back on his promise of her freedom. She became a preacher and an activist throughout the 1840s–1850s. [1] She delivered her speech, "Ain't I a Woman?", at the Women's Rights Convention in 1851.
Before taking the name Sojourner Truth, Isabella Bomfree was born into slavery in or around 1797 in the Hudson Valley. She walked away from the home of her final owner in 1826 with her infant ...
Before taking the name Sojourner Truth, Isabella Bomfree was born into slavery in or around 1797 in the Hudson Valley. She walked away from the home of her final owner in 1826 with her infant ...
Sojourner Truth, human rights activist, delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech in Akron. This speech will be dramatized during the HHA program
She was an activist in the temperance, anti-slavery, and woman's-rights movements, and in 1851 presided over a woman's-rights convention in Akron, Ohio, where her opening speech introducing Sojourner Truth attracted much attention. Twelve years later, in 1863, Gage recorded her recollection of Truth's speech, "Ain't I a Woman?."
Sojourner Truth (1797–1883) Portrait of American abolitionist and feminist Sojourner Truth (1797 – 1883), a former slave who advocated emancipation, c. 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)