Sojourner Truth Was An Abolitionist
Sojourner Truth was an african american woman, who was an abolitionist. Who helped get a lot of woman back their rights, speaker for many speeches and famous for many quotes, and formally known as an abolitionist. Isabella Baumfree was born in 1797 in Rifton, NY. She did many great things in her lifetime mainly involving fixing slavery and getting women back their rights. Isabella Baumfree known better as Sojourner Truth was born around 1797 but was never officially recorded so that’s what scientists estimate for when she was born. When she was still a slave her slave owners only allowed her to speak Dutch so she couldn’t understand what they were saying because they spoke in english. She was born right into slavery and later escaped from
slavery in 1826 with her daughter who was still an infant. She lived a life after escaping from slavery attending and giving speeches at many different convention’s like The Ohio Woman's rights Convention in Akron, and the National Woman's Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts. She has had many famous quotes like “Ain’t I a woman.” and “I’m not going to die, I’m going home like a shooting star.”
When she was born her name was Isabella Baumfree, but later in life she said that the spirit called her so she changed her name from Isabella Baumfree to Sojourner Truth. Truth her voices in her head so she became accustomed to god. Sojourner Truth was well known for being the first african american woman to win a court case against a white man. She won the court case and got her son back from down south because he was illegally sold. She later moved back to New York in 1829 with her oldest children. Those are some of the things Sojourner Truth did in her lifetime. She helped woman and blacks to becoming a face of hope for both communities. Sojourner Truth was a great person who will always be remembered in the black community as a hero.
slavery in 1826 with her daughter who was still an infant. She lived a life after escaping from slavery attending and giving speeches at many different convention’s like The Ohio Woman's rights Convention in Akron, and the National Woman's Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts. She has had many famous quotes like “Ain’t I a woman.” and “I’m not going to die, I’m going home like a shooting star.”
When she was born her name was Isabella Baumfree, but later in life she said that the spirit called her so she changed her name from Isabella Baumfree to Sojourner Truth. Truth her voices in her head so she became accustomed to god. Sojourner Truth was well known for being the first african american woman to win a court case against a white man. She won the court case and got her son back from down south because he was illegally sold. She later moved back to New York in 1829 with her oldest children. Those are some of the things Sojourner Truth did in her lifetime. She helped woman and blacks to becoming a face of hope for both communities. Sojourner Truth was a great person who will always be remembered in the black community as a hero.