Sojourner Truth

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Isabella (Belle) Baumfree

An African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. Her best-known extemporaneous speech on gender inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", was delivered in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. During the Civil War, Truth helped recruit black troops for the Union Army; after the war, she tried unsuccessfully to secure land grants from the federal government for former slaves.…more

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	Women, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis 4.59 avg rating — 35,575 ratings — published 1981 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth 4.09 avg rating — 10,718 ratings — published 1850 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol by Nell Irvin Painter 4.19 avg rating — 1,266 ratings — published 1996 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of an Extraordinary Life by David F. Walker 4.47 avg rating — 901 ratings — published 2019 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Was Sojourner Truth? by Yona Zeldis McDonough (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 518 ratings — published 2015 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote by Kirsten Gillibrand 4.11 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 2018 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great Speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass by James Daley 4.34 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 2006 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Destination Mars: The Story of Our Quest to Conquer the Red Planet by Andrew May (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 172 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sojourner Truth: American Abolitionist by W. Terry Whalin (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1997 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking the Road to Freedom: A Story about Sojourner Truth by Jeri Chase Ferris (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1988 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars