USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sojourner Truth, born a slave and thus unschooled, was an impressive speaker, preacher, activist and abolitionist; Truth and other African American women played vital roles in the Civil War that greatly helped the Union army.

Detailed explanation-2: -Library of Congress. Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in 1797 in Ulster County, New York, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Baumfree. Together with her parents, she spent her childhood enslaved on the estate of Johannes, then later Charles, Hardenbergh.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sojourner Truth is well known for giving speeches about slavery and rights. Her most famous speech is “Ain’t I A Woman?” in 1851, she toured Ohio until 1853. She spoke about the abolitionist movement and women’s right, as well as, challenging abolitionist for not speaking out for equality of black men and women.

Detailed explanation-4: -I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me!

Detailed explanation-5: -Frederick Douglass was a formerly enslaved man who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery, before and during the Civil War.