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Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?

by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack

Series: Scholastic Biography

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A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights.
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Fascinating story of the life on an extraordinary woman. It is interesting to see and understand the experience of a slave and the way it affected her family. While I have heard many narratives of the experience of slavery, this one struck me because her young son, abused and mistreated by owners responded in the way many modern abused young men respond: with an tendency toward wild behavior. Overall very good, although the pictures and illustrations do not really match the text, which is a little annoying. ( )
  mslibrarynerd | Jan 13, 2024 |
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  Squirtabella | Mar 21, 2023 |
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  OakGrove-KFA | Mar 28, 2020 |
Starting from her early life, this book takes us through the remarkable life of Sojourner Truth. Born into slavery, she eventually because a free woman, and a powerful speaker against the injustice of that practice.

This is an excellent biography. It does not glorify Truth, nor does it humilate her. It shows the complete woman - brilliant, flawed, strong, frail, and willful. Good biographies do not white-wash their subjects, and this is a good biography. Worth reading. ( )
  empress8411 | Dec 31, 2018 |
a good book on slavery and the people who tried to end it. ( )
  mahallett | Jul 21, 2016 |
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Colonel Hardenbergh noted the birth of another slave with the same indifference he might have shown a calf or a lamb. Whenever there was a slave birth, he went to see the mother and newborn in the quarters.
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In 1797, a slave named Isabella was born in New York. After being freed in 1827, she chose the name by which she has been remebered long after her death - Sojourner Truth. Truth was a preacher, an abolitionist, an activist for the rights of both blacks and women. Although she couldn't read, she could quote the Bible word for word, and was a powerful speaker. An inposing six feet tall, with a profound faith in God's love and a deep rich voice, she stirred audiences around the country until her death in 1883. -Back Cover
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305.567092Social sciences › Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology › Groups of people › Class › Lower, alienated, excluded classes

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E185.T8History of the United States › United States › Elements in the population

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