Sojourner Truth papers, 1853-1883.

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Sojourner Truth papers, 1853-1883.

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Four ALsS (no year May 12, 1853 April 15, 1855 July 23, and 1864 February 25) written by Truth to Mary K. Gale; ALS (1871 September 27) to Gale from D. H. Morgan; two ALsS (1873 September 14 and 1876 March 31) to Gale from Frances W. Titus; and biographical material, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and photographs of or relating to Truth.

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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 ...

Morgan, D. H., active 1871

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Gale, Mary K.

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Titus, Frances W.

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