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Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth. A passionate female abolitionist during the Civil War. Created by Ms. Milligan March 29, 2007. 1797-1883 Swartekill, NY Isabella Baumfree Former slave Escaped New York plantation in 1820’s. Sojourner at Age Eleven. Sold and separated from her family.

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Sojourner Truth

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  1. Sojourner Truth A passionate female abolitionist during the Civil War. Created by Ms. Milligan March 29, 2007

  2. 1797-1883 • Swartekill, NY • Isabella Baumfree • Former slave • Escaped New York plantation in 1820’s

  3. Sojourner at Age Eleven Sold and separated from her family.

  4. 1840’s- Powerful Speaker Against Slavery • Firsthand accounts • Brings tears to audience • Exclamations of horror

  5. The Life of a Slave • Cabins lacking privacy • Overworked • Fed little • Punished and beaten • Treated without dignity • Lived in fear

  6. Self-educated • Spiritual • Politically involved • Supported suffrage

  7. Gathers supplies for black volunteer regiments during war • Received at White House in 1864 by Abe Lincoln • National Freedman’s Association in 1864 • 1883 Dies in Battle Creek, Michigan.

  8. Images: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/slaveauction.htm http://www.msu.edu/~huettema/Truth.html http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/jsp/db/author.jsp?authorId=226&authorName=Sojourner+Truth http://www.sojournertruth.org/Library/Speeches/Default.htm Information: http://www.civilwarhome.com/truthbio.htm http://who2.com/ask/sojournertruth.html Resources

  9. Mini Quiz • What was one of Sojourner Truth’s major role during the Civil War? • Can you name two prominent aspects of slavery Sojourner Truth included in her speeches? • How did Sojourner Truth’s term of slavery end? • What century did Sojourner Truth live during? • Can you give two adjectives that describe Sojourner Truth and what she contributed to the country during the Civil War?

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