Battle Creek, Michigan

lived during the nineteenth century. Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree to the proud parents, James and Elizabeth Baumfree; she was born in a town called Esopus, NY. She died November 26, 1883 at the age of eight six at her home in Battle Creek, Michigan, leaving behind her five children. Unfortunately Truth was born into slavery; she was constantly traded between slave owners. Truth was later freed from slavery where she was forced to leave behind her husband, Thomas, and four of their

What is sojourn? Sojourn is defined as a period of time when you stay in a place as a traveler or guest (“Sojourn”). What is truth? Truth is defined as the real facts about something, the things that are true, the quality or state of being true, a statement or idea that is true or accepted as true, sincerity in action, character, and utterance (“Truth”). Sojourner Truth was a good example of sojourn and truth because God blessed her with a powerful voice, along with a six foot frame

Paper In 1908, Theodore Huebner Roethke was born in Saginaw, Michigan. There he was raised by his mother and father, who owned a greenhouse with their uncle. As a child, he spent much time in the greenhouse observing the nature, which greatly influenced his future works. Roethke attended Arthur Hill High School and later graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan in 1929. Afterword he took a few graduate classes at Michigan and Harvard, but was unhappy and left (Kalaidjian). After

The religion was first founded in New York in 1844 by William Miller. Miller started out being a deist, but he converted and became a baptist preacher. Finally creating his own religion, and his followers were known as Millerites. Later in 1854, J.N. Andrews, Miller, Joseph Bates, and Ellen G. and James Springer White created the official Seventh Day Adventist Church. The official name of Seventh Day Adventist was not officially put into place until 1863 at the first conference and formation of the

nineteenth century. She delivered this speech at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention held in Akron, Ohio. After that, she continued to speak out for the rights of African Americans and women during and after the Civil War. Sojourner Truth died in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1883. In ‘Ain’t I a Woman’, Sojourner speaks on the inequalities that women and blacks faced at that time in America. This speech has a powerful message and became so famous afterwards. In the beginning of her speech, she used

little man in black there, he says ‘women can’t have as much rights as men, cause Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman. Man had nothing to do with him” (Truth). Sojourner Truth died November 26, 1883 in Battle Creek, Michigan. She died with a legacy as a foremost leader in obtaining

My past, present, and future. This is the journey of my life. Where I’ve been, where I’m at, and where I’m going. My journey began on July 28, 2000, at St. Margret’s South Hospital in Dyer, Indiana. Lance Collins who is a paramedic, and Christine Collins who is a registered nurse, became the proud parents of the 6lb. 9oz. 21 inch long baby boy, who they named Liam Hunter Collins. On November 30, 2002, I became a big brother when my sister Taylor Collins was born. I have been a lifelong resident of

until the war ended. The church on the site was constructed in 1856 over the original log building. Site 4: Chain Lake Baptist Church and Cemetery. A log structure was built in 1850 to hold church services for local free blacks. In 1853 the Michigan Anti-Slavery Baptist Association was formed with the Chain Lake Baptist Church as a founding chapter. In 1860 a frame building was erected. (Have not yet seen how to tie this directly to UGRR activity. Any church attendees related to the UGRR?)

From Little Creek in the movie Spirit to Tonto in the Lone Ranger, popular culture has always tried to portray the lifestyle and mentality of Native Americans. Directors and artists have attempted to show snippets of daily life through their works, drawing from actual artifacts or histories of actual Native American tribes still present in the modern day United States. One of these tribes are the Lakota, whose homeland was originally located in the Wisconsin, Michigan and Dakota region of today’s

The 1800s were not the best time to be a woman in America. They were also not a good time for the thousands of people that enslaved in America. Sojourner Truth was both of these things and worked her entire life to get the rights she deserved. Though she never lived to get all of her rights, she was an influential figure in working towards these rights. Sojourner Truth was one of the most famous orators of her time, speaking out against slavery and inequality to anyone who would listen. Being born