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Sojourner Truth ( / soʊˈdʒɜːrnər, ˈsoʊdʒɜːrnər /; [1] born Isabella Baumfree; c. 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance. [2] Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to ...
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21 de sept. de 2013 · The Sojourner Truth Memorial was unveiled on September 21, 2013. Besides honoring the memory of a woman who devoted her life to the abolitionist cause in particular, and the cause of human rights in general, the memorial also serves to raise public awareness of the fact of the institution of slavery in New York State, and is a reminder that child slavery continues to exist today worldwide.
27 de jul. de 2013 · 1797 - 1883. African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth was born into slavery as Isabella Baumfree in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. She was one of the ten or twelve children born to James and Elizabeth Baumfree, Africans captured from the Gold Coast in modern-day Ghana. Isabella was sold several ...
Early Life. Isabella Baumfree (Sojourner Truth) was born into slavery around 1797 in Swartekill, New York. Sojourner was the daughter of James Baumfree and Elizabeth Baumfree. Her family’s slave owner was Colonel Hardenbergh. Sojourner was born a slave and did not know how to read or write because nobody taught slaves how to.
Description. The monuments in this collection address the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth, the tireless abolitionist, feminist, and brilliant orator. Truth was born into slavery in 1797 in Swartekill, New York. She emancipated herself, escaping to freedom in 1826.
1 de mar. de 2023 · Sojourner Truth. Born into slavery in Swartekill, New York as Isabella Baumfree in 1797, and adopting the name Sojourner Truth in 1843, Truth was an American abolitionist and women's rights activist. In 1928 she went to court to recover her son who had been illegally sold to slavers in Alabama.
