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- Sojourner Truth: Born Isabella Bomfree, 1827
- Sojourner was a civil rights activists and abolitionist fighting against slavery.
- Truth was sold for the first time at 9 years old after many of her ten siblings were already kidnapped and sold to other slave owners.
- In 1815, Truth had a daughter with a slave named Robert from a neighboring farm. Truth's owner forbade the relationship, since their children would be the property of Robert’s owner. In 1817, Truth was forced to marry an older slave named Thomas. The marriage resulted in a son and two daughters.
- She gained her freedom in 1827. An abolitionist family gave her the money to buy her freedom.
- Sojourner Truth moved to New York city in 1828 and worked for a minister.
- In 1848 she said the spirit called upon her to preach the truth. This is when she changes her name to Sojourner Truth.
- Sojourner Truth met abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison and Fredrick Douglas. Garrison inspired her to give speeches about how evil slavery is.
- I want to write my story but I do not know how to read or write!
- Truth wrote an autobiography with William Lloyd Garrison despite never learning to read or write.
- Let me help you write and publish one!
- In 1851 Truth gave her most famous speech, "Ain't I a Woman?" The speech challenged racial and gender inequalities.
- "Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter..."
- In the 1850's she moved and settled in Battle Creek, Michigan where some of her daughters lived .
- In the 1860's Truth lobbied against segregation in Washington D.C.
- What have I done wrong?
- You are under arrest!
- During the Civil War Truth advocated for soldiers, She was arrested for violating Indiana State Law stating that no colored person could enter the state. Truth was released ten days later and continued to assist in war efforts.
- In 1863 even after the Emancipation Proclamation Truth continued to advocate for her religion and fought for issues like the resettlement of freed people and women's suffrage.
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