One of the most important documents of slavery ever written, this landmark in the literature of African-American women is the eloquent autobiography of a woman who became a pioneer in the struggles for racial and sexual equality. The spiritual, inspiring narrative bears witness to Sojourner Truth's 30 years as a slave in upstate New York.
A fiery speaker, Sojourner Truth was among the foremost women evangelists of nineteenth-century America. This reprint of her original 1878 publication sheds light on the life of this well-known ex-slave and ardent abolitionist.
The story of Sojourner Truth, a self made woman who lived over 100 years, freed herself and her baby from bondage and went down in history as one of the most important black female freedom fighters.
A compelling account of the life and labour of a freed slave, feminist, and abolitionist. A moral rather than political leader, Sojourner Truth was instrumental in the emergence of black women's writing in the 19th century. This book is intended for those interested in black women's nineteenth century writing.
Truth's narrative is a powerful rendering of bondage, denial, and loss transcended by genius, family, and a spiritual base. It juxtaposes spirituality with moral turpitude. Truth was a freethinker who lived within a family of wretched circumstances in New York's Ulster County; she was a wife whose runaway husband had been beated into submission; a ...
Collected here in this omnibus edition are three influential autobiographies of prominent women whose rose up from slavery to greatness. Essential reading for anyone interested in African American Heritage. Included are Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs, Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth, and The History of Mary ...
Sojourner Truth was an abolitionist and a fighter for women's rights. She was born a slave in New York. Her powerful story is told here in her own words. Sojourner was a slave, her husband ran away and was beaten, and later she was able to reclaimed her son from a southern owner. Through her struggles her spirituality kept her strong. At age 46 ...
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