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Sojourner Truth with some family.

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Sojourner Truth was born in Rifton, NY in 1797, the exact date of her birth is unknown. She was born a slave and later had children with a fellow slave named Thomas. Since a child, Truth always heard voices and was a God fearing woman. This made her the writer and person that she was. She was a fighter and advocate for women's rights, specifically black women. However, she was all about human rights in general and was apart pf the abolitionists. Throughout her career she wrote many books, but she mainly gave influential speeches. She passed away on November 26, 1883.

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https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2443&context=articles

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Sojourner Truth's headstone grave. Truth passed away due to old age.

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Sojourner Truth had many strong beliefs that she put into her work. Her main theme that she demonstrated was equality. Her own life definitely helped form this theme for her, since she was born into slavery and had none of the same chances as the white woman next to her.

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https://etd.uwc.ac.za/bitstream/handle/11394/7311/salie_m_arts_2019.pdf?sequence=1&i

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Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue in Battle Creek. Truth lived in Battle Creek, Michigan, where she worked to help free slaves and urged and recruited young men to the Union during the Civil War.

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Sojourner Truth with Frederick Douglass. 

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Truth and Douglass met at the Northampton Association. They both did not get along very well and actually challenged each other.

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1. "Ain't I a Woman?"
- This speech was given in 1851, at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention. In this speech she discusses and tries to persuade the crowd to allow women the right to vote.
2. "The Narrative of Sojourner Truth"
-This book was published in 1850. It contains stories about Sojourner's life, slavery, and the struggles to becoming a free woman.

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https://repozitorij.ffos.hr/islandora/object/ffos%3A4679/datastream/PDF/view

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Sojourner Truth was always known to be strong, considering she escaped captivity. This image just goes to further prove her strength. 