Sojourner Truth Engraving

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Sojourner Truth Engraving

circa 1862

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This engraving was captured at the Battle of Murfreesboro by T.J. Abbott, Chaplain, U.S. Army.

1 item : engraving, col. ; 7 cm.

eng, Latn

Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7276819

Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883

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Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree, c. 1797, Swartekill, New York-died November 26, 1883), African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered extemporaneously in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention. Truth was born into slavery but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. She devoted her life to the abolitionist cause and helped to recruit black troops for the Union Army. Although Truth ...