Sojourner Truth was born a slave in New York and only spoke Dutch - TopicsExpress



          

Sojourner Truth was born a slave in New York and only spoke Dutch until she was 9 years old. She was sold numerous times until one day she escaped to freedom with her infant daughter. When she found out her 5 year old son had been sold she petitioned the court for his return. She became one of the first black women to successfully take a white man to court and win! As an abolitionist and suffragette her most famous speech is AINT I A WOMAN? lobbying for rights for Black women.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:08:18 +0000

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