Sojourner Truth was a an African American abolitionist and women’s right
activist. She was born in 1797, in Ritton , NY and she escaped with her infant
daughter Sophia to freedom in 1826. After she went to court to recover her son in
1828 she became the first black woman to win a case against a white man. During
the civil war in 1851 she had a speech that became widely known by the name of
“Ain’t I a Women ?” Her speech was re-written in a stereotypical southern way.
Truth was from New York and she grew up speaking Dutch as her first
language. In Truth’s early years she was one of the ten or twelve children from her
parents James and Elizabeth Baumfree. Colonel Hardenbergh brought her parents
from slaves and kept her and …show more content…
She was
sold to John Neely, a cruel and harsh man, as she described him because he beat
her a daily and even once with a bundle of rods.
In 1815, Truth met and fell in love with a slave named Robert from a
neighboring farm. One day Robert snuck over to dee Truth and got caught. When
he was caught they savagely beat him until Dumont finally intervened , and after
that Truth never saw him again. Later Robert died from injuries and this
experience haunted Truth throughout her life. Later on in her life Truth married
an older slave by the name of Thomas and had children , 5 , by the name of James
who died in childhood, Diana, fathered by either Robert or John, Peter, Elizabeth,
and Sophia.
Late in 1826, Truth escaped with her infant daughter, Sophia, and left the
others behind because they were not legally freed until they were in their
twenties. She found her way to the home if Isaac and Maria Van Wagenen, which
were the people that took her infant baby, Sophia, in. Truth learned later that her
son, peter, had been sold illegally by Dumont to an owner in Alabama. With the help
of the Van Wagenens, she took that problem to court in 1828. After months …show more content…
When Elijah Pierson died, Matthews and Truth were both accused of stealing from and poisoning him.
The two were both acquitted and Matthews moved West.
In 1843 Sojourner’s life took a turn and she became a Methodist. On June 1
, 1843 was when Truth actually changed her name to Sojourner Truth . In 1844 , a
year later , she intered Northampton Association of Education and Industry in
Northampton , Massachusetts. The organization contained women’s rights and
religious tolerance and pacifism. In 1851 she moved from New York to Ohio.
When she was in New York she joined George Thompson on a tour. Then
when she moved to Ohio where she delivered her famous speech on Women’s
Rights. Twelve years later in 1863, that speech by the name of “Ain’t I A Women”
was published in a very different version. Over the next ten years Truth started
speaking in front of millions of people. She traveled with Marius Robinson , the
editor of the Ohio Anti-Slavery Bugle, and traveled around the state with him.
In 1858 someone interrupted her speech and accused her of being a man.
Truth opened her blouse and revealed her breast to the crowd. In September
activist. She was born in 1797, in Ritton , NY and she escaped with her infant
daughter Sophia to freedom in 1826. After she went to court to recover her son in
1828 she became the first black woman to win a case against a white man. During
the civil war in 1851 she had a speech that became widely known by the name of
“Ain’t I a Women ?” Her speech was re-written in a stereotypical southern way.
Truth was from New York and she grew up speaking Dutch as her first
language. In Truth’s early years she was one of the ten or twelve children from her
parents James and Elizabeth Baumfree. Colonel Hardenbergh brought her parents
from slaves and kept her and …show more content…
She was
sold to John Neely, a cruel and harsh man, as she described him because he beat
her a daily and even once with a bundle of rods.
In 1815, Truth met and fell in love with a slave named Robert from a
neighboring farm. One day Robert snuck over to dee Truth and got caught. When
he was caught they savagely beat him until Dumont finally intervened , and after
that Truth never saw him again. Later Robert died from injuries and this
experience haunted Truth throughout her life. Later on in her life Truth married
an older slave by the name of Thomas and had children , 5 , by the name of James
who died in childhood, Diana, fathered by either Robert or John, Peter, Elizabeth,
and Sophia.
Late in 1826, Truth escaped with her infant daughter, Sophia, and left the
others behind because they were not legally freed until they were in their
twenties. She found her way to the home if Isaac and Maria Van Wagenen, which
were the people that took her infant baby, Sophia, in. Truth learned later that her
son, peter, had been sold illegally by Dumont to an owner in Alabama. With the help
of the Van Wagenens, she took that problem to court in 1828. After months …show more content…
When Elijah Pierson died, Matthews and Truth were both accused of stealing from and poisoning him.
The two were both acquitted and Matthews moved West.
In 1843 Sojourner’s life took a turn and she became a Methodist. On June 1
, 1843 was when Truth actually changed her name to Sojourner Truth . In 1844 , a
year later , she intered Northampton Association of Education and Industry in
Northampton , Massachusetts. The organization contained women’s rights and
religious tolerance and pacifism. In 1851 she moved from New York to Ohio.
When she was in New York she joined George Thompson on a tour. Then
when she moved to Ohio where she delivered her famous speech on Women’s
Rights. Twelve years later in 1863, that speech by the name of “Ain’t I A Women”
was published in a very different version. Over the next ten years Truth started
speaking in front of millions of people. She traveled with Marius Robinson , the
editor of the Ohio Anti-Slavery Bugle, and traveled around the state with him.
In 1858 someone interrupted her speech and accused her of being a man.
Truth opened her blouse and revealed her breast to the crowd. In September