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Sojourner Truth: Icon Black Lives Matter Series
Written by:
Olive Gilbert
Narrated by:
The Ark
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Geoffrey Giuliano
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August 3, 2022
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4 hours 17 minutes
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The Icon Black Lives Matter Series
“I am not going to die, I'm going home like a shooting star.'
Sojourner Truth was an American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man.
She gave herself the name Sojourner Truth in 1843 after she became convinced that God had called her to leave the city and go into the countryside 'testifying the hope that was in her.
The Icon Black Lives Matter Series
Truth was from New York and grew up speaking Dutch as her first language. During the Civil War, Truth helped recruit black troops for the Union Army; after the war, she tried unsuccessfully to secure land grants from the federal government for formerly enslaved people (summarized as the promise of 'forty acres and a mule'). She continued to fight on behalf of women and African Americans until her death.
Truth dedicated her life to fighting for a more equal society for African Americans and for women, including abolition, voting rights, and property rights. This original Icon Audiobook is perfect for students, teachers, lovers of literature, or indeed anyone who loves a great tale. Please enjoy this handcrafted, informative, educational, and exciting audio experience.
Frederick Douglass offered a eulogy for her in Washington, D.C. 'Venerable for age, distinguished for insight into human nature, remarkable for independence and courageous selfassertion, devoted to the welfare of her race, she has been for the last forty years an object of respect and admiration to social reformers everywhere.' This original Icon Audiobook is perfect for students, teachers, lovers of literature, or indeed anyone who loves a great tale. Please enjoy this handcrafted, informative, educational, and exciting audio experience.
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