Tales From the Trail: Ain’t I A Woman? Presenting Sojourner Truth

Tales From the Trail: Ain’t I A Woman? Presenting Sojourner Truth

Source: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sojourner-truth

Sojourner Truth was an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s rights activist and author who lived a miserable life as a slave, serving several masters throughout New York before escaping to freedom in 1826. After gaining her freedom, Truth became a Christian and, at what she believed was God’s urging, preached about abolitionism and equal rights for all, highlighted in her stirring “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech, delivered at a women’s convention in Ohio in 1851. She continued her crusade for the rest of her life, earning an audience with President Abraham Lincoln and becoming one of the world’s best-known human rights crusaders.

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