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      • Nell Irvin Painter wrote the groundbreaking 1996 biography Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol, and she’s hard at work on a follow-up volume titled Sojourner Truth Was a New Yorker and She Didn’t Say That.
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  2. Sojourner Truth (/ s oʊ ˈ dʒ ɜːr n ər, ˈ s oʊ dʒ ɜːr n ər /; 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.

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    • November 26, 1883 (aged 86), Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
  3. Apr 3, 2014 · (1797-1883) Who Was Sojourner Truth? Sojourner Truth was an African American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?",...

  4. Apr 12, 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.

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  5. The Remarkable Untold Story of Sojourner Truth. Feminist. Preacher. Abolitionist. Civil rights pioneer. Now the full story of the American icon’s life and faith is finally coming to light

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  6. Feb 1, 1999 · Sojourner Truth | STAGING: National Women's History Museum. 1797-1883. A former slave, Sojourner Truth became an outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women’s rights in the nineteenth century. Her Civil War work earned her an invitation to meet President Abraham Lincoln in 1864.

  7. Jun 2, 2019 · Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree; c. 1797–November 26, 1883) was a famous Black American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Emancipated from enslavement by New York state law in 1827, she served as an itinerant preacher before becoming involved in the anti-slavery and women's rights movements.

  8. Library of Congress. Quick Facts. Significance: Advocate for the rights of women and African Americans; abolitionist; author; speaker. Place of Birth: Ulster County, New York. Date of Birth: circa 1797. Place of Death: Battle Creek, Michigan. Date of Death: November 26, 1883. Place of Burial: Battle Creek, Michigan. Cemetery Name:

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