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“Children, who made your skin white? Was it not God? Who made mine Black? Was it not the same God? Am I to blame, therefore, because my skin is Black? …. Does not God love colored children as well as white children? And did not the same Savior die to save the one as well as the other?”

Citations

Michals, Debra. “Sojourner Truth.” National Women’s History Museum, National Women’s History Museum, 2015, www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sojourner-truth. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.TED-Ed. “The Electrifying Speeches of Sojourner Truth - Daina Ramey Berry.” YouTube, 28 Apr. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sn8CUyvG2k. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.

Sojourner Truth also experienced many setbacks in her life. She was owned as a slave by a man John Dumont, who promised to free her in 1826 if she did a good job. When the time came, he refused to free her. While she eventually escaped from Dumont, she had to leave behind all but one of her children, which was emotionally devastating for her. Another setback came after the Civil War ended, when she petitioned the government to resettle former slaves on government land in the west. She was unsuccessful with her petitions.

Setbacks

Sources

History.com Editors. “Sojourner Truth.” HISTORY, A&E Television Networks, 29 Oct. 2009, www.history.com/topics/black-history/sojourner-truth. Accessed 13 Oct. 2023.Michals, Debra. “Sojourner Truth.” National Women’s History Museum, 2015, www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sojourner-truth. Accessed 17 Oct. 2023.TED-Ed. “The Electrifying Speeches of Sojourner Truth - Daina Ramey Berry.” YouTube, 28 Apr. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sn8CUyvG2k. Accessed 13 Oct. 2023.

Women's Rights and Abolition

Activism

After escaping slavery, Truth worked for a several minister. She became a very devout Christian. Through travelling with these ministers she met abolitionists (people who wanted slavery abolished). That became a cause that she fought for. In her travels she also met Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, both of whom championed women's rights. They are responsible for encouraging her to support women's rights as well.

Successes

Sojourner Truth had many successes in her life. She escaped slavery and became a free woman in 1826. She also became the first black woman to successfully sue a white man to regain custody of her son. She was famous for giving many powerful speeches about equal rights for black women. During the Civil War, she helped recruit black soldiers to fight for the Union. Because of her activism, she gained an audience at the White House wih Abraham Lincoln in 1864.

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Sojourner Truth was a famous activist for both African-American civil rights and womens rights. She was born in 1797. She was born in New York, making her an American. Because she was born as a slave, she never received a formal education. She died in 1883.

Background Information

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