Sojourner Truth
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SOJOURNER TRUTH
By Zara
BOLD Sojourner Truth’s owner, John J.
Dumont, promised to let her free, but when he backed out on his vow, she fled, fortunate that she found Isaac and Maria Van Wagener, who bought her freedom.
SOJOURNER TRUTH
Also names Isabella Van Wagener by the people who bought her freedom.
BIRTH AND EARLY YEARS Born in 1797 in Ulster County, NY Lived In damp cellar First language- Low Dutch Sold to John J. Dumont in New Paltz, NY
BRAVE Sojourner Truth found out that her
son had been sold out of the state (which is illegal) and she pressed court proceedings and won her son back.
SPECIAL STUFF Good at singing A speaker Won a trial against white man Had a vision in which she saw love in
the form of Jesus In June 1843, she took the name of
Sojourner Truth
SOJOURNER TRUTH
Sojourner Truth is still remembered today.
SAD Sojourner Truth had seen most of her
children sold off to slavery, crying a mothers grief.
COURAGEOUS Sojourner Truth was a leader in the
Women's Rights Movement and gave a very important speech that changed the minds of everyone who heard.
FAMILY LIFE Father- John Mother- Elizabeth Husband- Thomas Children- Peter, Diana, Elizabeth, and
Sophia
SOJOURNER TRUTH- THE ENDSojourner Truth helped the abolitionist
movement, and was a leader in the Women’s Rights Movement.
Isabella Van Wagener A.K.A Sojourner Truth
BIBLIOGRAPHYBIBLIOGRAPHY
"Truth, Sojourner." American Reformers. 1985. Biography Reference Bank. Web. 11 Mar. 2010.