Sojourner Truth: A Slaveic Life As A Slave

Sojourner Truth was a woman who had a tragic life as a slave. She was a woman who had the guts to stand up for other women in the 18th century, which was quite rare. She was a woman that fought for her slave family and friends to no longer suffer from the life they had. A woman, who in that time period, it was historical to see a woman have this much courage. Sojourner Truth, the black woman who did it all, she escaped from slavery, fought for those who were not free, and fought for women who deserved to have a say. Her journey began when she was sold and bought into slavery at the age of 9. Sojourner was named Isabella from birth, but her pseudonym doesn't come in until later in the story. Her birth was somewhat unknown, but many believe she was born around 1795. From the young age of 9, Isabella was sold into slavery in Swartekill, New York. She parted from her brothers, sisters, and parents, and was sold for $150 with a sheep by her side. After that, she was sold three times to awful, cruel men. However, during her adult slave life she fell in love with a slave, Robert (The Biography.com 1).
Isabella had a daughter named Diana, 9 months later. Robert’s owner was not happy with that because the daughter would stay with Isabella and …show more content…
Isabella had friends who were fighting for laws and movements to fight back against anything that was wrong. She wanted to join the movements, and without hesitation she did. She left with her friends, William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips, and traveled the U.S fighting for women's rights and anti slavery. Isabella was a very religious woman who was always bringing God in to her speeches and correcting sinners who lost their way from God. Isabella then decided to change her name from Isabella to Sojourner Truth. Sojourner because she would journey to help people, and Truth, because with God, the truth is always spoken (Bernard