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The Birth of Sojourner Truth
Sojourner was born in Rifton, New York. She was born into slavery. -
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The Lifespan of Sojourner Truth
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Sojourner was sold at an auction.
Sojourner was sold four times and spent 29 years in slavery. -
Truth successfully sues a white man for illegally selling her son.
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She escaped slavery.
She escapes with her daughter Sophia, but she had to leave her other children behind. -
Sojourner Truth changed her name.
She was born with the name Isabella Baumfree, and later changed it to Sojouner Truth. -
Sojourner Truth became am abolishonist.
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She went on a nation-wide lecture tour.
On this tour she gave her famous "Ain't I a Women" speech. -
She delivered her "Ain't I a Women" speech.
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She lobbied Congress to provide freed slaves with free land.
She went around the country to collect signatures for a petition, but Congress never took action. -
The Death of Sojourner Truth