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22 de may. de 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. Isabella was the daughter of slaves and spent her childhood as an abused chattel of several masters.
Hace 1 día · A statue of women’s rights pioneer Sojourner Truth sits in the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza in Akron, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to women’s rights pioneer Sojourner Truth at the very spot she gave a speech now known as “Ain’t I a Woman?” 173 years earlier.
Hace 1 día · A statue was dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot in Akron, Ohio, where she gave the iconic 1851 speech known as “Ain’t I a Woman?"
Hace 16 horas · Sojourner Truth: Early Life and Background. Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in 1797, in the Dutch-speaking village of Swartekill, New York. Her parents, James and Elizabeth Baumfree, were enslaved by Colonel Hardenbergh. The biography of Sojourner Truth is marked by a series of harrowing experiences that shaped her resolve and spirit.
Hace 2 días · AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave ...
Hace 1 día · A statue of Sojourner Truth, a formerly enslaved abolitionist and women’s rights pioneer, was unveiled on May 29 in the exact spot where she gave her iconic 1851 speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Hace 2 días · Artist Woodrow Nash, front row, fourth from left, Chairperson of the Sojourner Truth Project Akron Towanda Mullins, front row, fifth from right, Brent Leggs, Executive Director and Senior Vice ...
