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On this day in history, May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth delivers famed 'Ain’t I a Woman' speech
Fox News via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoAfrican American abolitionist and women's right advocate Sojourner Truth delivered her famous "Ain't...
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...
Construction of Sojourner Truth Memorial Plaza marks decades-long dream
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile there is no transcript of the famous speech given by abolitionist and women's rights activist...
Site of first Battle Creek-area home of Sojourner Truth discovered at Denso facility
The Battle Creek Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSojourner Truth is a part of the history of Battle Creek. We know that because of the location of...
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...
'We want to make sure the truth is told': Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza to open in Akron
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAkron will dedicate the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza Wednesday, honoring the life of the...
Akron's Sojourner Truth Plaza featured in March edition of Smithsonian magazine
Gannett via AOL· 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, ...