Journey Toward Freedom: The Story of Sojourner Truth Study Questions & Topics for Discussion

Journey Toward Freedom: The Story of Sojourner Truth Topics for Discussion

1. Bernard writes that "as she had for so many years, she [Sojourner] continued to travel and to speak for women's rights. She also spoke up for prison reform, for temperance, and for the rights of working men. Wearing a bright red shawl, she gave the Michigan State Senate her views on capital punishment. The person who wants to see his fellow beings hung by the neck until dead has a murderous spot in his heart, she said." Here and in numerous other places in the book the reader learns about Sojourner's opinions. Based on what you know about nineteenth-century history, do you think Sojourner's opinions were justified?

2. If Sojourner were alive today, would she still see the same social problems she objected to during the nineteenth century?

3. Bernard writes: "In Kosciusko County [Indiana], a rumor was circulated that Sojourner was an impostor, a...
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