USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sojourner Truth was an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s rights activist and author who was born into slavery before escaping to freedom in 1826. After gaining her freedom, Truth preached about abolitionism and equal rights for all.

Detailed explanation-2: -Truth was born Isabella Bomfree, a slave in Dutch-speaking Ulster County, New York in 1797. She was bought and sold four times, and subjected to harsh physical labor and violent punishments. In her teens, she was united with another slave with whom she had five children, beginning in 1815.

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: -At the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention held in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth delivered what is now recognized as one of the most famous abolitionist and women’s rights speeches in American history, “Ain’t I a Woman?” She continued to speak out for the rights of African Americans and women during and after the Civil War.

Detailed explanation-5: -Abolitionist Sojourner Truth escaped slavery in 1826 on what would become known as her “Walk to Freedom.”