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Sojourner Truth
(redirected from Isabella Baumfree)

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Noun1.Sojourner Truth - United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)Sojourner Truth - United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
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Sojourner Truth, 1797-1883 BORN into slavery in New York as Isabella Baumfree, the mother of four escaped to become a prominent campaigner against the abolition of slavery and later for women's rights.
Black brave & brilliant; As an exhibition opens in Liverpool, we ... by The Mirror (London, England)
In 1843, Sojourner decided to abandon her slave name of Isabella Baumfree for her God-given name of Sojourner Truth.
A SOUL ON FIRE by Delk, Yvonne V. / Sojourners
Originally named Isabella Baumfree, Truth gained her freedom in 1828.
Women WHO LED THE WAY by Miller, Amy / Junior Scholastic
 
 
 
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