Sojourner Truth

Noun

Meaning

United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

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Though I was excited about the Sojourner Truth play, it was not reassuring to think that my entire future might depend on the success of that one show. Ethel Waters

I felt like Sojourner Truth was pushing down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman was pushing down on the other, saying, 'Sit down girl!' I was glued to my seat. Claudette Colvin

Death and legacy Several days before Sojourner Truth died, a reporter came from the Grand Rapids Eagle to interview her. Source: Internet

Each plate, except the one corresponding to Sojourner Truth (a Black woman), depicts a brightly-colored, elaborately styled vagina-esque form. Source: Internet

Sullivan credited one of GRIP’s partners, Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church in Hilltop, for connecting GRIP to the college program. Source: Internet

Only two of the figures depicted in this small show are widely recognizable, and they are two of the most recognizable subjects in the history of American portraiture: Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth. Source: Internet

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