John Malveaux: November 26 is Birthday of Sojourner Truth, Born in 1797 in Rural New York, Who Famously Asked 'Ain't I A Woman?'

John Malveaux of www.MusicUNTOLD.com sends this link:

Please see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-HfiryNoXY

John Malveaux

Published on Dec 12, 2012

Watch a short biography video about Sojourner Truth, the abolitionist and former slave best known for her 1851 speech "Ain't I a Woman?"
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Sojourner Truth was born into slavery and escaped to freedom. Her prominence quickly rose when she advocated for the abolition of slavery and women's rights. She is best known for her speech "Ain't I a Woman?"

PBS This Far By Faith on Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth was born in 1797 as Isabella, a Dutch-speaking slave in rural New York. Separated from her family at age nine, she was sold several times before ending up on the farm of John and Sally Dumont. As was the case for most slaves in the rural North, Isabella lived isolated from other African Americans, and she suffered from physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her masters. Inspired by her conversations with God, which she held alone in the woods, Isabella walked to freedom in 1826.

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