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Sojourner Truth

a self-made woman
1974
A brief biography of the northern slave who after gaining her freedom became the first African-American woman to give antislavery lectures in the United States.

Sojourner Truth

1992
A biography of the former slave who became an outspoken antislavery and women's rights activist in the United States.

Sojourner Truth

the courageous former slave whose eloquence helped promote human equality
1990
Follows the life of the former slave who gained renown as a abolitionist and advocate of women's rights.

Sojourner Truth

a life, a symbol
1996
Biography of Sojourner Truth, a woman born into slavery who, inspired by religion, made herself over into a strong public presence, traveling America in the years between the 1840s and late 1870s, denouncing slavery and advocating freedom, women's rights, and temperance.

Sojourner Truth

antislavery activist
2005
Examines the life and achievements of onetime slave, abolitionist, and women's rights activist, Sojourner Truth discussing her childhood as a slave in New York, her work during the Civil War, her speeches, and her efforts to ensure equality for all people.

Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a woman?" speech

a primary source investigation
2005
Examines the 1851 "Ain't I a Woman" speech by abolitionist and women's rights advocate, Sojourner Truth, and profiles her life and her work within the abolitionist movement, the war and emancipation, and the legacy she left behind.

Sojourner Truth

abolitionist and women's rights activist
2001
Examines the life and career of Sojourner Truth, focusing on her work to end slavery in the U.S., and to advance the rights of women.

Sojourner Truth

2002
Profiles the African American abolitionist from her childhood as a slave, through her freedom and change of name later in life, to her adult career as a speaker against slavery and supporter of women's rights.

Sojourner Truth

freedom fighter
2006
Describes the life of Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist who was herself a former slave.

Sojourner Truth

a voice for freedom
2002
Describes the life of the anti-slavery and women's rights activist, from her beginning in slavery to her tireless campaign for the rights and welfare of the freedmen.

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