The facts of Sojourner Truth’s life are inspiring: Born into slavery in the late 1790s, she became an influential abolitionist and Pentecostal preacher, transfixing audiences from the mid 1840s ...

“Ain’t I a woman?” Well, no, I’m not. Yet ever since I first read that refrain in Sojourner Truth’s famous speech to the 1851 Woman’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, I’ve thought ...

“Sojourner Truth was one of the early voices for the ... surround the statue. Quotes from Truth appear throughout the plaza. On one side of the “Faith” pillar, Truth is quoted saying ...

Sojourner Truth's sixth-great grandaughter Barbara Allen, of Battle Creek, Michigan helped unveil a new historical marker honoring Truth's legacy at the Ulster County Courthouse on Nov. 26, 2024 ...