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She held this truth to be self-evident: That all men and women are created equal. Born a slave, Sojourner Truth would spread the fires of freedom all the way to Congress and before two presidents. Born a woman, Sojourner Truth would become one of the first voices to acknowledge the link between the plight of slaves and that of American women. Born without hope, Sojourner Truth would receive a call from God to preach her deeply felt message: That people best show their love for God by their concern for others. From the pulpit or the podium, the wise and witty words—not to mention the electrifying presence—of Sojourner Truth (179(?)-1883) brought audiences to their feet:
I have plowed, I have planted, and I have gathered into barns. And ain't I a woman?. .1 have borne children and seen most of them sold into slavery, and when I cried out with a mother's grief none but Jesus heard me. And ain't Is woman? (Akron, Ohio, 1851)
The lengthy shadow cast by her six-foot frame and the challenge to injustice issued by her stinging speeches have secured her place in American history, her place as a woman of courage and faith.
Author: W. Terry Whalin
208 pages
I have plowed, I have planted, and I have gathered into barns. And ain't I a woman?. .1 have borne children and seen most of them sold into slavery, and when I cried out with a mother's grief none but Jesus heard me. And ain't Is woman? (Akron, Ohio, 1851)
The lengthy shadow cast by her six-foot frame and the challenge to injustice issued by her stinging speeches have secured her place in American history, her place as a woman of courage and faith.
Author: W. Terry Whalin
208 pages
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