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Quick Facts
- NAME: Sojourner Truth
- OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist
- BIRTH DATE: c. 1797
- DEATH DATE: November 26, 1883
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Swartekill, Ulster County, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Battle Creek, Michigan
- Originally: Isabella Baumfree
- Nickname: "Belle"
- AKA: Sojourner Truth
Best Known For
Sojourner Truth is best known for her extemporaneous speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in 1851.
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Sojourner Truth - Abolitionist and Feminist
Sojourner Truth not only was an advocate for the rights of African Americans, but she also stood up for woman's equality.
Sojourner Truth - Mini Biography
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery and escaped to freedom. Her prominence quickly rose when she advocated for the abolition of slavery and women's rights. She is best known for her speech "Ain't I a Woman?"
Frederick Douglass - Impassioned Speaker
After testifying firsthand to the brutality of slavery at an American Anti-Slavery Society meeting in Nantucket, Frederick Douglass became an overnight success in the Abolitionist arena of public speaking.
Frederick Douglass - Mini Biography
A short biography of Frederick Douglass who escaped from slavery to become the leading voice in the Abolitionist Movement and other social reforms involving inequality.
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