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Sojourner Truth’s desperate fight to save her son revealed in unearthed documents
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoIn 1828, years before she took the name Sojourner Truth, a Black woman who had escaped slavery with...
Let’s talk about the time a white woman remixed Sojourner Truth’s famous speech
theGrio via AOL· 2 months agoOPINION: We can’t even call Sojourner Truth’s speech ‘Ain’t I a woman?’ because apparently she never...
Could a Battle Creek post office soon bear the name of famed abolitionist Sojourner Truth?
The Battle Creek Enquirer via Yahoo News· 3 months agoU.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow have introduced legislation to designate the post office at 90 S McCamly St. as the “Sojourner Truth Post Office.”
16 women throughout history who famously fought for equality
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs a tribute, women covered women's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony's tombstone with "I Voted"...
Painting history: Mechanics Hall readies new portraits of four 19th century Black leaders
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen respected cultural advocate Gloria D. Hall was honored with an arts and humanities award in a...
Duquesne University students upset after teacher used racial slur during lecture
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuquesne University students are upset after a teacher used a racial slur during a lecture. One...
Black history comes alive in the hands and voices of prominent Brocktonians
The Enterprise via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBROCKTON – One famous scholar saw Black history as a river running toward freedom. The current was...
Life of Sojourner Truth highlighted in Hudson Heritage Association's January meeting
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Hudson Heritage Association will highlight the life of Sojourner Truth at its Jan. 11 meeting....
United Way to dedicate green space to Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoUnited Way of Summit and Medina has announced the future site in downtown Akron honoring abolitionist and women’s rights activist Isabella Baumfree, more popularly known as Sojourner Truth, ...
#KarriettTubman Trends As Twitter Drags Attempt To Paint Kate Middleton’s Ancestor As ‘Greatest...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe British royal family is trying hard to escape its reputation for racism and anti-Blackness....