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    Essay THE LIFE OF SOJOURNER TRUTH

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    The Life of Sojourner Truth       I.     Early Life A.     Born a slave in 1797 1.     Isabella Van Wagner, in upstate New York 2.     She married an older slave and started a family. B.     Sojourner Truth the most famous black female orators 1.     She lectured throughout Northeast and Midwest on women's rights, religion and

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    Sojourner Truth was a strong woman. First, sojourner is an african American abolitionist for the woman rights. Second, Truth was born speaking Dutch at the age of nine years old. Third, she was born into slavery, and she had slave parents. All in all, Truth is a very strong confident woman. Sojourner had suffered from being a slave and owned by other people. First, she had escaped from slavery and embraced the religion and became involved in the moray reform and the abolitionist work. Second, she

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    Sojourner Truth was a strong independent women. She stood up for what she believed in. Truth taught women that they can do anything a man can do. Through everything negative in her life she stayed positive. In the end, Truth was a talented inspirational woman. Sojourner was truly a role model for many people. Truth was not only an inspiration but she was clearly determined, was a role model, and a positive eye opener. First, She was quite determined in what she did without hesitation. Next, She

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    Sojourner Truth was a very strong, and independent woman. Sojourner was stronger than some women, and just as strong as the men. Sojourner also, stood up and spoke her mind. Sojourner Truth is one of the many people that helped free slaves, and change the world. Sojourner Truth help citizen be able to come together and work with one another. First, Sojourner Truth was an African American abolitionist and women's rights activists. Truth believed that just because she is a colored lady, does not mean

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    Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave

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    Sojourner Truth is an American legend. She began life as a slave and ended her life as an outgoing speaker and free woman. Sojourner led a very disadvantage life but was able to rise above her hardships. Truth was a motivational speaker even though she was not able to read or write. Sojourner Truth continues to impact lives today through her works. Isabella Baumfree was born in 1797 in Ulster County, New York (Women in History). Isabella became widely known as Sojourner Truth. Sojourner’s parents

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    Sojourner Truth was a ground-breaking human right’s activist and leader. She helped create the America we have today because she helped start the process of creating a fair and just country. Truth lived from 1797 to November 26, 1883 and worked as a slave for 25 years before becoming an activist. At six feet tall she was looked up to by people then and now, both figuratively and literally. She had a strong voice and a determination that no other women abolitionist had at that time. Being born a slave

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    In the 19th century, Sojourner Truth was the most influential and important spokeswoman for human rights. Truth heavily advocated for women’s rights throughout the 1840’s and 1850’s (Sojourner Truth National Parks). She also was an avid supporter of black rights during her life. Truth went on lecture tours, speaking to the public about these subjects, hence her pseudonym (Sojourner Truth A Life). As for the abolitionist movement, Truth gave support in the fight against slavery. She is now memorialized

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    Sojourner Truth once declared, at the Women’s Rights Convention in 1851, “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these together ought to be able to turn it back and get it right side up again” (“Sojourner Truth” Encyclopedia). This statement brought a wave of protest from the men in the crowd and left most women with renewed hope for receiving equal rights. Sojourner Truth was a woman’s rights activist and African American abolitionist, on top

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    During the 1850ś Sojourner Truth was an African American that made significant remarks during her time. The speeches wrote by Sojourner had a main focus of desegeration. Truth reserved her time to be an abolitionist and recruit black unions into the army. All of her hard work paid off and it led up to her meeting Abraham Lincoln. Overall, three things that made Truth a strong woman were she had numerous times of hardships in her life, she had a voice in women rights, and she became the first black

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    Sojourner Truth was an extremely strong women that played apart of American history. Sojourner Truth was a slave for more than fifty years. She was stronger than most women and many men. Sojourner Truth was a strong woman because she was do a man’s job, her children were taken from her, and she wanted rights. First, Sojourner Truth was doing a man’s job as her own job. She had planted and plowed plants. She could eat as much as a man. She was hit with a lash everyday for over fifty years. Overall

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