SOJOURNER TRUTH

By: Bhawan Sandhu and Lila Wright

W HO IS S H E?
Sojourner Truth was an abolitionist, womens rights
activist, and civil rights activist in the 1800s. She gave
herself the name we know her by in 1843. Her original name
was Isabella Baumfree. She was a slave in New York, born as
one in 1797. She was a very famous and important lady, and
we hope you learn great things about her.

HER EARLY YEARS

Sojourner Truth was born in Swartekill, Ulster
County, New York, in 1797 (estimated). She had as
many as 11 siblings. Wow. Her parents names were
James and Elizabeth Baumfree. She grew up
speaking Dutch, as did her family and owner. When
she was nine, she was sold at an auction for $100,
with a flock of sheep. In the next two years, she was
sold twice, and learned to speak English once she
arrived in West Park, New York.

S O J O U R N E R A N D H E R FA M I LY

T E EN AG E T R UT H
She fell in love with another slave named Robert,
from a nearby farm, when she was 18, and had a
daughter. When she was 20, she married an older
slave named Thomas. Together they had one son and
two daughters. She was such a young mommy!

Sojourner Truth Video

ADULT SOJOURNER
In 1826, Sojourner Truth gained freedom by walking to the
North. She was carrying her baby daughter, Sophia, when she
became free; but she didnt stay in one spot. She went around
the Midwest and East regions of America, preaching about
human rights. She wrote a speech called Aint I A Woman?
and read it in 1851 at the Womans Convention.

Aint I A Woman?

TRUTH SAID
Sojourner has many famous quotes. Here is one
of them.
This means: Why should
men have all the rights when
women create the men in
the
first
place?
Its how
very
This
quote
shows
unfair.
differently
women and
men were treated. People
like Sojourner Truth
changed the world with
their words. Now, men and
women have the same
rights.

TRUTH ALSO SAID

Here is another of Sojourners famous quotes.
This means: Her
enemies are lies, and her
truthfulness can
overcome them.
This quote show how it is
a better idea to stay truthful
than to go through life
telling lies, because lies can
be proved wrong as the
truth cannot.

W H AT D I D S H E AC C O M P L I S H ?
She was the first black woman to win a court case.
It was against a white man.
She changed the way people thought about black
peoples and womens rights.
She made the public transportation companies
change their rules by winning another court case.

HER DEATH
Sojourner Truth died
in her house on
November 26, 1883. Even
though her tombstone
says she was 105 when
she died, records claim
that she was 86. She was
a wonderful person, and
she had an amazing
impact on life.

REFERENCES
http://
www.biography.com/people/sojourner-truth-95112
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https
://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/bi
ographies/sojourner-truth
/
http://
www.sojournertruth.org/Library/Archive/LegacyOf
Faith.htm