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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...
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....
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...
How This U.S. City Is Honoring Sojourner Truth's Activism Through Preservation
Veranda via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHow This U.S. City Is Honoring Sojourner TruthDion Harris/GPD Group Akron Much of the work of...
Akron's Sojourner Truth Plaza featured in March edition of Smithsonian magazine
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAkron's Sojourner Truth Project and Legacy Plaza has made its way into the national spotlight as a project that highlights Women's History Month, a commemoration held in March every year. Smithsonian ...
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, ...
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"...
Matching grant could propel Battle Creek Regional History Museum into the future
The Battle Creek Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Battle Creek Regional History Museum wants to move forward by improving the way it looks back....
United Way kicks off campaign with focus on learning from history to drive change
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHours after launching a project to commemorate an important chapter in America's Black and women's...
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...