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2. Sojourner Truth - Wikipedia

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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]

3. Ain't I a Woman? - Wikipedia

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   This later, better known and more widely available version was the one commonly referenced in popular culture and, until historian Nell Irvin Painter's 1996 biography of Truth, by historians as well. 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 ...

4. Ain't I a Woman? (book) - Wikipedia

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   [3] hooks' writing has also opened the door for other Black women to write and theorize about similar topics. [4] The book is commonly used in gender studies, Black studies, and philosophy courses. The work has led to some criticism of her being "ahistorical, unscholarly (there were many complaints about the absence of footnotes), and ...

5. 19 Black figures who changed history - AOL

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   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)

6. Sojourner Truth statue unveiled at the site of 1851 ‘Ain’t I ...

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   The statue, created by artist and Akron native Woodrow Nash, shows Truth standing tall, holding a book. The monument sits on top of an impala lily, the national flower of Ghana, where Truth’s ...

7. African-American literature - Wikipedia

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   Sojourner Truth (1797–1883) was a leading advocate in both the abolitionist and feminist movements in the 19th century. Born Isabella to a wealthy Dutch master in Ulster County, New York , she adopted the name Sojourner Truth after 40 years of struggle, first to attain her freedom and then to work on the mission she felt God intended for her.

8. Statue unveiled at the site where Sojourner Truth gave her ...

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   The statue, created by artist and Akron native Woodrow Nash, shows Truth standing tall, holding a book. The monument sits on top of an impala lily, the national flower of Ghana, where Truth's ...

9. Sojourner Truth (biography) - Wikipedia

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   The School Library Journal, in a review of Sojourner Truth wrote "With compassion and historical detail, the McKissacks offer a rich profile of Isabella Van Wagener. .. the McKissacks emphasize the condition of African-Americans from 1797-1883, their subject's convictions and magnetism, her contributions to the welfare of her people, and her involvement with other influential abolitionists and ...