Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Sojourner Truth was born and grew up a slave in New York State. As a slave, she was called Isabella. It was only long after she was freed that she adopted the name of Sojourner Truth.
THE subject of this biography, SOJOURNER TRUTH, as she now calls herself-but whose name, originally, was Isabella-was born, as near as she can now calculate, between the years 1797 and 1800.
Using original sources, Mabee and Newhouse construct a biography of Truth that seeks to shed the myths that have grown up around her.
Offers a portrait of Sojourner Truth, who was born into slavery, transformed herself into a pentecostal preacher, and spoke out against slavery and in support of oppressed people
Index abolitionists 17 , 18 , 19 activists 5 , 29 Lincoln , Abraham 23 , 25 Narrative of Sojourner Truth , Th 18 Battle Creek 22 , 28 , 29 Baumfree , Betsey and James ( Sojourner's parents ) 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 Pierson , Elijah 15 Quakers 12 ...
Sojourner Truth a voice for freedom Revised Ed i ti on Patricia and Fredrick McKissack Series Consultant Dr. Russell L. Adams , Chairman Department of Afro - American Studies , Howard University E Enslow Publishers , Inc. 40 Industrial ...
Uses primary sources, photographs, and other information to detail the life and accomplishments of Sojourner Truth, a former slave from New York who became an abolitionist and women's rights leader.
Sojourner Truth had a tough childhood. She was born a slave, and many of the families she worked for treated her poorly. But when she was finally freed, Sojourner used her life to teach others about women's rights and the power of freedom.
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Presents the life and accomplishments of Sojourner Truth, from her early life as a slave to her role as advocate for both the abolitionist and the suffragist movements.
Although Sojourner Truth was born into bondage and oppression, in liberation she emerged as a leader in the most radical causes of her era.
No one who reads Painter's groundbreaking biography will forget this landmark figure and the story of her courageous life.
A biography of the former slave Sojourner Truth, who spent most of her adult life as a speaker against slavery and supporter of women's rights.
Surveys the life of Sojourner Truth, who escaped from slavery and became famous as an advocate of equal rights for women and blacks.
Isabella changed her name to Sojourner Truth because she “was to travel up an’ down this land...to declare truth to the people.” Her strong voice and faith forced people to listen to her, in spite of her being a woman and a former ...
This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting.
How might you find your very own voice--loud and clear, dynamic, and true--despite these forces of evil? Such is the story of Isabella Baumfree, who later called herself Sojourner Truth as part of her divine mission.
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An introduction to the life of the former slave who became well known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights.
Uses primary sources, photographs, and other information to detail the life and accomplishments of Sojourner Truth, a former slave from New York who became an abolitionist and women's rights leader.