oct 27, 1851 - Sojourner Truth

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Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, but later escaped with her daughter in 1826. She an American Abolitionist who fought for women’s rights and race equality./ Very famous for her speech,”Ain’t I A Women” at the women’s rights convention in Ohio of 1851. She devoted her life the abolitionist movement and even helped recruit African American troops for the Union Army. She also supported prison reform, property rights, and universal suffrage.
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