Biography Of Sojourner Truth

Isabella Baumfree or now known as Sojourner Truth was born into slavery around 1797 in Ulster County, New York. Her parents were James and Betsey. All were property of Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh. Like other slaves, she experienced the sorrow of being sold and was cruelly beaten and mistreated. As a child she spoke only little Dutch and never learned to read or write. In 1826 she walked to freedom carrying her infant child Sophia with her. She stayed in New York City until 1843. She traveled the land as a preacher, telling the truth and working against injustice. She traveled around the east and Midwest preaching for human rights. This ex-slave was a powerful woman in several national social movements, speaking forcefully for the abolition
She strived for the addition of blacks in the Union Army, and, once they were able to join, she volunteered to bring them food and clothes. She became involved in the issue of women's suffrage. When Elizabeth Stanton stated that she would not support the black vote if women were not also granted the right. Truth also decided to fight for the land to resettle freed slaves. She never stopped, she fought for everything that she felt was worth dedicating her life to. Empowered by her religious faith, Truth worked tirelessly to transform national attitudes and institutions.
Sojourner Truth died in Battle Creek, Michigan, on November 26, 1883. She wore out her life in service to the causes she held dear, informed by the experiences of her childhood. The Constitutional Amendment barring suffrage discrimination based on sex was not ratified until 1920, which was about four decades after Sojourner Truth's death. Sojourner Truth said it best- If women want any rights more than they's got, why don't .they just take them, and not be talking about it. I am not going to die, I'm going home like a shooting star. Religion without humanity is very poor human