'Isabelle Baumfree: The Father Of Sojourner Truth'

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Isabelle Baumfree was born into slavery in Ulster, New York, 1797. She was one of 12 kids in her family. When she was 46 she changed her name to Sojourner Truth. Her parents were James and Sojourner Truth. She mainly spoke dutch. The family’s owner was Colonel Hardenbergh. Later Sojourner was sold to John Neely a slave owner know to be violent. At the Neely farm most people called her Belle. Sojourner married a man named Robert from a neighboring farm. They had two daughters. Robert’s owner found out and forbid the relationship. After that she married a different guy named Thomas. They had a son Peter, and two daughters named Elizabeth and Sophia. Sojourner escaped slavery with only her infant daughter

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