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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Sojourner-TruthSojourner Truth | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts

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   Jun 11, 2024 · Sojourner Truth (born c. 1797, Ulster county, New York, U.S.—died November 26, 1883, Battle Creek, Michigan) was an African American evangelist and reformer who applied her religious fervour to the abolitionist and women’s rights movements.

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2. feminismandreligion.com › 2024/06/15 › sojournerSojourner Truth: Part Two: The Speech and the Sojourner Truth ...

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   Jun 15, 2024 · Most of us are quite familiar with Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech as recorded by Frances Gage several years later, with its powerful “ain’t I a woman” refrain. However, the actual speech as transcribed at the time by Marius Robinson, while similar in content, does not contain the…

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4. untappedcities.com › 2023/08/30 › sojourner-truthHow Sojourner Truth Became an Icon of the Black Liberation ...

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   3 days ago · Uncover the life story of Sojourner Truth, an enslaved woman from a Dutch NY family, who became an icon of the Black liberation movement!

5. www.amightygirl.com › sojourner-truth-a-life-a-symbolSojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol | A Mighty Girl

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Sojourner Truth: ex-slave and fiery abolitionist, figure of imposing physique, riveting preacher and spellbinding singer who dazzled listeners with her wit and originality. Straight-talking and unsentimental, Truth became a national symbol for strong black women — indeed, for all strong women.

6. feminismandreligion.com › 2024/06/14 › sojournerSojourner Truth: Part One: Her Life by Beth Bartlett

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Sojourner Truth: Part One: Her Life by Beth Bartlett. On May 29 th, 1851, a striking, 6’ tall, African American woman rose to speak at the Women’s Rights Convention being held in Akron, Ohio. There Sojourner Truth gave her famous “Ain’t I a Woman Speech.”.

7. www.pbs.org › video › sojourner-truth-legacy-plazaLocal Focus | Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza Celebration ... - PBS

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   Jun 12, 2024 · 06/12/2024 | 7m. My List. Watch highlights from the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza celebration for unveiling the new and historical landmark. The plaza sits on the Universalist Old Stone Church site ...

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   Who was Sojourner Truth?

   • "SYRACUSE, N. Y., MARCH 25, 1871. "Sojourner Truth was in Syracuse, laboring in the cause of Christ and humanity. Although over eighty, she still has plans for future usefulness which she seems happy to contemplate.

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   Why did Sojourner Truth give a speech?

   • Truth gave her speech to address her view on women’s rights and to advocate equal rights of women and men in every social activity. Sojourner has experienced all the challenges and obstacles that she addressed in her speech. Sojourner Truth was born in 1797 in slavery, in Hurley, New York. She was a former slave and has sold $100.

   Analysis of “Ain’t I a Woman” Speech by Sojourner Truth

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   How did Sojourner Truth learn English?

   • At the age of 9, she was sold to John Neeley, along with a herd of sheep for $100. Sojourner Truth only spoke Dutch until she was sold to the Neeley family. They only spoke English and she learned to speak English quickly because she was severely beaten when she didn’t understand what the family was saying.

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   What does Sojourner Truth want to see the President?

   • " President U. S. --Sojourner Truth, quite an aged and distinguished colored woman, earnestly working for years for her people, desires to see the president. She will pray for him surely; but more heartily if she sees him. O. O. HOWARD."

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9. melanniesvobodasnd.org › the-truth-about-sojournerThe Truth about Sojourner Truth | Sunflower Seeds

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   Jun 17, 2024 · One day in 1843 while praying, she felt God calling her to travel (sojourn) around the country to preach the truth of God’s word. Thus, she took the name Sojourner Truth. Contemporary accounts describe Truth as a “tall (6 ft.) masculine-looking figure” with “a deep gutteral, powerful voice.”