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  1. Sojourner Truth
    Sojourner TruthAmerican abolitionist
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  2. BornIsabella Baumfree · c. 1797 · Swartekill, New York, U.S.
    DiedNovember 26, 1883 (aged 86) · Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
    Parent(s)James Baumfree · Elizabeth Baumfree
    Early years

    Sojourner Truth once estimated that she was born between 1797 and 1800. Truth was one of the 10 or 12 children born to James and Elizabeth Baumfree (or Bomefree). Her father was a slave captured from prese… See more

    Freedom

    In 1799, the State of New York began to legislate the abolition of slavery, although the process of emancipating slaves in New York was not complete until July 4, 1827. Dumont had promised to grant Truth her freedom a … See more

    The result of freedom

    The year 1843 was a turning point for her. On June 1, Pentecost Sunday, she changed her name to Sojourner Truth. She chose the name because she heard the Spirit of God calling on her to preach the truth. She t… See more

    "Ain't I a Woman?"

    In 1851, Truth joined George Thompson, an abolitionist and speaker, on a lecture tour through central and western New York State. In May, she attended the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, where she … See more

     
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