Sojourner Truth
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Actualizado: 16 dic 2017
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Sojourner Truth’s slave name was
Isabella Baumfree, she was born in New
York around the year 1797. Her real date of
birth is unknown, due to her being a salve.
The majority of slaves records of birth were not kept.Sojourner Truth runs away
from her owner and takes her daughter
with her. Sojourner’s son was sold to
another owner. Which Sojourner never
gave up searching. She
was able to get her son back and she sued
her former owner for selling her son illegally.She changed her name to “Sojourner
truth” because her voices told her to
call herself “Sojourner truth”. It was
around this time period that she begins
traveling across the States. She met
various abolitionists such as Frederick
Douglass.Sojourner Truth attended the
women’s right convention,Which
took place in Akron, Ohio. At the
convention, Sojourner Truth
gave the most powerful speech
which later on ended being named
“ain't I a woman”, one of her most
famous speech.Truth has made a huge impact
on various lives. She opened doors
for many others who were in her
shoes and she felt that it was
upon her to change things for the
better. At the age of 86 Sojourner
Truth passed away in Michigan.Períodos
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