![]() She died in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1883. This narrative tells of her life with this family and several successive owners, her escape from slavery in 1827, her successful lawsuit against the white owner. Sojourner Truth dictated her memoirs which were published in 1853 as the Narrative of Sojourner Truth a Northern Slave. Here she encountered famous abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass. Her work and beliefs led her to Northampton, Massachusetts, where she joined a utopian society. She began travelling the country, preaching what she called "God's truth." A powerful and compelling speaker, she became particularly famous for her speeches on abolition and her insistence on equal rights for women of all races. ![]() When Isabella experienced a religious conversion experience in 1843, she took the name Sojourner Truth. Under the gradual emancipation laws of New York, Isabella remained a slave until 1828. Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree to slave parents in 1797 in Ulster County, New York. All rights reserved.Ĭontact us for information about using this image. (c) Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield MA. Sojourner Truth dictated her memoirs which were published in 1853 as the Narrative of Sojourner Truth a Northern Slave. SWEET is the virgin honey, though the wild bee store it in a reed And bright the jewelled band that circleth an Ethiops arm Pure are the grains of gold. ![]()
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