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Sojourner Truth

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In 1827, after her master failed to honor his promise to free her or to uphold the New York Anti-Slavery Law of 1827, Isabella ran away, or, as she later informed her master, “I did not run away, I walked away by daylight….” After experiencing a religious conversion, Isabella became an itinerant preacher and in 1843 changed her name to Sojourner Truth. During this period she became involved in the growing antislavery movement, and by the 1850s she was involved in the woman’s rights movement as well. At the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention held in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth delivered what is now recognized as one of the most famous abolitionist and women’s rights speeches in American history, “Ain’t I a Woman?” ( Edited by plmiller)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sojourner_Truth

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Sojourner Truth was a strong believer in the abolishment of slavery for her people. She also was a great believer of women's rights, having given a famous speech in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention titled, "Ain't I a Woman?" She represented many people in her struggle.
by plmiller 4 years ago