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  1. 4 days ago · The Sojourner Truth House has raised more than $1.8 million from more than 5,871 donors over the past 25 years, using the money to providing hundreds of thousands of meals

  2. 3 days ago · The precise words of the former slave and abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the 1851 Ohio Women’s Rights Convention have been lost to history. However, she was widely reported as using the refrain ...

  3. 4 days ago · 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 an iconic 1851 speech now known as “Ain’t I a Woman?” Truth, a formerly enslaved person, delivered the speech to a crowd gathered at the Universalist […]

  4. 4 days ago · Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in Ulster County, New York in 1797. She escaped from slavery in 1827 and later joined the abolitionist movement, living around New York City from 1828 to 1843.

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  5. 2 days ago · The site of abolitionist Sojourner Truth’s famous 1851 speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” is now marked by a plaza and a memorial honoring her legacy. The former slave turned woman rights activist ...

  6. 4 days ago · SOJOURNER TRUTH LEGACY PLAZA: “It’s going to remind others to be the first one to speak up, to speak up for all, not just for some.” PHOTO COURTESY OF CLEVELAND.COM Akron, Ohio (AP ...

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  8. 5 days ago · On June 19, 1865, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. This day has come to be known as Juneteenth, a combination of June and 19th. It is is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth ...

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