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Adam Shakoor (born Adam Caddell; 1947 – March 20, 2022) was an American lawyer, jurist and activist. Born in the northeast Detroit area and raised in the Sojourner Truth public housing complex, Shakoor studied law at Wayne State University, where he converted to Islam and changed his surname to Shakoor. Following his activism in the 1960s ...
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]
James Sanderlin was influenced greatly by his parents. He was told stories about the importance of historical black figures like Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Sojourner Truth. His parents instilled in him Christian values, the importance of making a positive contribution to society, and to strive to achieve whatever goals he set for ...
Before taking the name Sojourner Truth, Isabella Bomfree was born into slavery in or around 1797 in the Hudson Valley. ... Judge affirms settlement of lawsuit filed by family of man who died after ...
Akron's Sojourner Truth Project and Legacy Plaza has made its way into the national spotlight as a project that highlights Women's History Month, a commemoration held in March every year ...
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 Life of Sojourner Truth highlighted in Hudson ...
Elizabeth Freeman (c. 1744 – December 28, 1829), also known as Mumbet, [a] was one of the first enslaved African Americans to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts.The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling, in Freeman's favor, found slavery to be inconsistent with the 1780 Constitution of Massachusetts.
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 ...