Sojourner Truth (ca. 1797-1883) was a black American freedom fighter and orator. She believed herself chosen by God to preach His word and to help with the abolitionist effort to free her people. Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in Ulster...

Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) was a black American freedom fighter and orator. She believed herself chosen by God to preach His word and to help with the abolitionist effort to free her people. Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in Ulster County,...

Sojourner Truth is one of the most enduringly popular American nineteenth-century historical figures. Born into slavery from which she was not released until she was thirty years old, Sojourner Truth, uneducated and illiterate, is remembered for the...

Born 1797 Ulster County, New York Died November 26, 1883 Battle Creek, Michigan Abolitionist and women's rights...

Sojourner Truth (c. 1797–November 26, 1883) was the self-given name, from 1843, of Isabella Baumfree, an American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York. Her best-known speech, which became...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday he would move to repeal the authority Congress gave President Bush in 2002 to send U.S. troops into Iraq and replace it with a narrower mandate.The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said the legislation was based...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday he would move to repeal the authority Congress gave President Bush in 2002 to send U.S. troops into Iraq and replace it with a narrower mandate.The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said the legislation was based...

9:30 a.m. Hillary Clinton attends the Armed Services Committee hearing on the current and future readiness of the Army and Marines Corps in Washington. 10 a.m. State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. and members of the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization protest discrimination against black and...

Many years ago, in the course of an otherwise high-minded conversation, a very wise, very distinguished publisher imparted what she billed as an unassailable truth: “Marriages,” she announced, “are made and kept in bed.” To which I would add an equally crucial corollary: Never underestimate...

In the following excerpt, Fitch and Mandziuk examine Truth's narrative discourses in the context of major rhetorical concepts.

In the following excerpt, Stetson and David examine the power of Truth's oratory, claiming that although much scholarship has focused on her illiteracy, it was in fact irrelevant to Truth's lived experience and political thought.

In the following essay, Humez examines the interaction between Sojourner Truth and Olive Gilbert, characterizing their relationship and the resulting work as a highly collaborative one.

Sojourner Truth lived a long and productive life. She met spoke to and for many important people along her journey such as congressmen and two presidents. Truth had a quick wit about her and was noted for her powerful presence and powerful speaking ability.

Basic history of Sojourner Truth.

Describes the life of former slave Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree. Mentions her role as abolitionist and feminist.